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dumb

🇬🇧 UK/dʌm/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Unable to speak; temporarily or permanently silent; (informal) stupid.

哑的；不说话的；（口语）愚蠢的

v.

To silence or cause to become quiet.

使沉默，压制

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dumbother
=dumb

Common Collocations

  • 1.strike dumb使…目瞪口呆
  • 2.dumb question愚蠢的问题
  • 3.dumb mistake愚蠢的错误

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The actor played a character dumb with shock at the unexpected revelation.

  • 2.

    That was a dumb mistake that cost us the entire project.

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