deaf [dɛf]
adj. unable to hear or having impaired hearing
用法:用于形容人,指听力受损或完全失去听力的状态。
例句1:She has been deaf since birth. 她自出生起就是聋子。
例句2:His grandfather is becoming deaf with age. 他的祖父因年老而逐渐变得聋了。
例句3:He became deaf after a car accident. 他在一次车祸后失去了听力。
例句4:The school provides special education for deaf students. 这所学校为聋哑学生提供特殊教育。
例句5:She learned sign language to communicate with her deaf sister. 她学习手语来与她的聋哑姐姐交流。
同义词及用法:
1. hard of hearing: 听力有障碍的,指部分失去听力的状态。:My grandmother is hard of hearing and needs a hearing aid. 我的祖母听力有障碍,需要助听器。
2. hearing-impaired: 听觉障碍的,也是指部分失去听力的状态。通常用于正确的语言。:The school has programs for both hearing-impaired and deaf students. 这所学校为听觉障碍和聋哑学生都提供教育项目。
3. deafened: 被震聋的,指因突然强烈的声音或爆炸等导致完全失去听力的状态。:He was deafened by the loud explosion. 他被巨大的爆炸声震聋了。
编辑总结:
deaf是一个形容人听力受损或完全失去听力的形容词,常用于描述聋哑人群。其同义词有hard of hearing和hearing-impaired,但它们强调的是部分失去听力的状态。deafened则指因突然强烈的声音或爆炸等导致完全失去听力的状态。