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deaf AHD[dĕf] D.J.[def]K.K.[dɛf]adj.（形容词）deaf.er, deaf.est - Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.聋的，重听的：部分或完全丧失听觉的
- Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture. Deaf 聋人的，聋人文化的：聋人的或聋人的文化的，或与其相关的
- Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless:充耳不闻的：不愿听的，拒绝听的；不注意的：was deaf to our objections.对我们的异议充耳不闻
n.(used with a pl. verb)（名词）（与复数动词连用）- Deaf people considered as a group.聋子：被看作一个群体的所有聋人
- Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication. Deaf 聋人团体：指聋人的团体，他们的主要的交流方式之一就是使用美国手势语言
- Middle English def, deef 中古英语 def, deef
- from Old English dēaf 源自 古英语 dēaf
deafʹly adv.（副词）deafʹness n.（名词）- Some writers have lately introduced a distinction between the lowercase noundeaf, which is used to refer simply to people with extensive hearing disorders, and the capitalized noun Deaf, which refers to the culture and community that has grown up around the use of American Sign Language as a primary means of communication.最近，一些作家提出小写的名词deaf 和大写的名词 Deaf 之间的一个不同点，前者仅用于指全面听力障碍的人；而后者指一种文化和一个团体， 他们通过把美国手势语言作为首要使用的交流方式而逐渐形成的
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