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deaf [def] ADJ

1. deaf:

deaf
聋的 lóngde

2. deaf:

deaf
不愿听的 bùyuàn tīng de
He turned a deaf ear to all advice.
他听不进任何劝告。
▶ deafness N

deaf aid N

deaf-mute ADJ N nt

tone-deaf ADJ

Usage examples with deaf

a deaf mute
聋哑人
Deaf people communicate by sign language.
聋哑人用手语交谈。
He turned a deaf ear to all advice.
他听不进任何劝告。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Lane was born deaf and, at two weeks old, was diagnosed with congenital nerve deafness.
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She was born deaf and attended mainstream schools.
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I was born deaf due to German measles or rubella, as it was known.
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He strikes enemies blind and deaf but when his own men fight they go berserk and can not be harmed.
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There are several deaf and hard-of-hearing professors and lecturers, too; an interpreter can vocalize their lectures for hearing students.
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One reason this is that deaf infants do not babble.
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In one 1997 study of white cats with varying degrees of hearing deficiency, 72% of the animals were found to be totally deaf.
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She is legally blind and deaf, with cysts pushing on her optic nerve causing blackouts in one eye.
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She has never appeared in the show, but he claimed that she was deaf, so his inability to speak with women was not an issue.
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The deaf would have to pay for regular phone lines and bear the additional expense of a fax machine.
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