English Dictionary

deaf

/dɛf/

adj

Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear. / Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless. / Of or relating to the community of deaf people.

She was born deaf and has never been able to hear.

意味（1）

Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.

意味（2）

Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.

Those people are deaf to reason.

意味（3）

Of or relating to the community of deaf people.

The best place to fight Hollywood deafism is in our deaf schools. If we give our children understanding and appreciation of our rich culture and sign language, the students will gain a deaf heritage and become more creative, more aware, and more assertive global deaf citizens.

意味（4）

(obsolete) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

A deaf murmur through the squadron went.

意味（5）

(obsolete, UK, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; dead.

a deaf nut; deaf corn