deaf

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well. 聋的; 听不清的
She is now profoundly deaf. 她现在几乎一点声音都听不到了。
2. N-PLURAL The deaf are people who are deaf. 失聪者
Many regular TV programmes are captioned for the deaf. 许多固定的电视节目都为失聪者提供字幕。
3. deafnessN-UNCOUNT 失聪
Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation with. 由于她失聪，和她交流很困难。
4. to fall on deaf ears→see ear
5. to turn a deaf ear→see ear

Her father's going deaf.
She's deaf in her left ear .
She is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do.
"Didn't you realize she was deaf?" "Of course I did."
He's been deaf and dumb since birth .