形容詞啞的,無說話能力的; 不說話的,無聲的; 沉默的,無言的; 口齒不清的,(在政府中)無代言人的,政治上無發(fā)言權(quán)的
形容詞
1. He did a dumb thing.
他做了一件蠢事。
2. She was struck dumb with fear.
她害怕得說不出話。
3. They remained dumb at the meeting.
他們?cè)跁?huì)上保持沉默。
詢問對(duì)方年齡
A:You really do look great tonight, Amber.
你今天晚上看起來很美,Amber。
B:Why, thank you. You don't look so bad yourself (laughs)
謝謝。你看起來也不錯(cuò)??!(笑起來)
A:(laughing also) I appreciate that. Speaking of which, I was wondering if I am older than you, because you look so young. How old are you, anyway?
(也笑起來)非常感謝,說起這個(gè),我在想我一定比你大因?yàn)槟憧雌饋砗苣贻p。你多大了?
B:(hesitatingly) Oh, I'm not too old, but I'm over eighteen.
(猶豫了一下)哦,我還不算太老,但是也過了18歲了。
A:I'm sorry, maybe that was a dumb question.
對(duì)不起,可能這是個(gè)很愚蠢的問題。
B:No, it's not that. Just…well, I was just a little surprised with your question. It's a bit unusual here for people to ask about age so soon.
不,不是那么回事,只是……我真是被你的問題弄得很吃驚。在這里,這么快地問別人有多大不太常見。
A:Forgive me. I didn't mean to be impolite or rude.
請(qǐng)?jiān)徫遥也皇枪室膺@么粗魯無理的。
B:I know. Anyway, I'm 27.
我知道,不管它了,我27歲了。
A:Really. You don't look a day over 23. How do you stay so young-looking?
真的嗎?你看起來還不到23歲。你是怎么保持年輕的?
B:(flattered) No special way. Just a happy-go-lucky type of person, I guess.
Amber :(高興狀)沒什么特殊的方法。只是生性快樂罷了。
A:Well, it works. You really don't look your age. I'm 28, by the way.
看來行得通。你看上去真的沒那么大。另外我28歲了。
B:(jokingly) Is that right? I thought you might be a bit older…just joking.
(開玩笑地說)是真的嗎?我覺得你可能更老一點(diǎn)……開開玩笑而已。
A:I guess I deserved that. (changing the subject) So, what about….
我想你說得對(duì)。(換了一個(gè)話題)那么……
1. (啞):有些歌曲,像<<強(qiáng)暴我>>、<<裝聾作啞>>(Dumb)、<<薄荷茶>>(PennyroyalTea)因?yàn)樾悠毓?早已被做成盜版四處流傳. 因此,柯特92年時(shí)就想制作新專輯,只是由于當(dāng)時(shí)樂隊(duì)三個(gè)人正好天各一方又心存別扭,而且柯妮還有孕在身,所以才拖到了現(xiàn)在.
2. 笨的:他們可能是聰明的(Smart),也可能是魯笨的(Dumb). 聰明的決策者接受到關(guān)于資產(chǎn)價(jià)格的信息,而魯笨的決策者只能接受到噪音. 委托人,包括決策者本身并不知道A,B的類型,但在A,B做出決策后,委托人可以根據(jù)結(jié)果和決策修改.
1. 啞的;不能說話的
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
e.g. ...a young deaf and dumb man.
年輕的聾啞男子
2. (在某種場合下因憤怒或驚訝而)說不出話的,啞口無言的
If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.
e.g. We were all struck dumb for a minute.
一時(shí)間我們驚訝得啞口無言。
3. (人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
e.g. I've met a lot of dumb people...
我遇到過很多笨蛋。
e.g. The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
問題這么設(shè)計(jì),就是為了讓她出丑。
4. 愚蠢的;令人心煩的;令人惱火的
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.
e.g. I came up with this dumb idea...
我想出了這個(gè)餿主意。
e.g. It's the media that's dumb.
讓人惱火的是媒體。
5. 無聲的;無言的;不用言語表達(dá)的
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
e.g. An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
她不語,從她臉上掠過的一絲表情可知她是認(rèn)得的。
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