deaf
聋哑人,聋人,聋哑,耳聋的人
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Definitions
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deaf·er, deaf·est.
- : partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
- : refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding: deaf to all advice.
- : of or relating to the Deaf or their cultural community: Deaf customs and values.
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- : deaf persons collectively: social services for the deaf.
- : Usually the Deaf . deaf persons who identify themselves as members of a community composed of deaf persons and others who share in their culture.
Phrases
- deaf as a post
- fall on deaf ears
- stone deaf
- turn a deaf ear
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
If it’s clear that they’re only there to hear themselves or a privileged few speak, it’s probably also true that they are deaf to the concerns of the people they represent.
It shows the full face so people who are deaf or hard of hearing can better understand what the wearer is saying.
Apple worked with Washington-based Gallaudet University, which specializes in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students, to chose which clear mask to use.
The company hopes to test the technology in patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries and someday, Musk said, restore the hearing and sight of people who are deaf or blind.
If you ask agency execs and employees how marketers are managing that task, they’ll tell you that it’s a balancing act as marketers don’t want to appear “tone deaf” but they also don’t want to overdo it with messaging like the initial response ads.
And in his view, they may be good at policy but have “a deaf ear when it comes to politics.”
Bowman claims that she told both her agent and an attorney about the incident, but her allegations fell on deaf ears.
A new reality series spotlights the extent people will go to impress a crush—from pretending to be deaf to committing theft.
Girma is a 26-year-old Harvard Law School graduate—and she is blind and deaf.
Deaf and hard of hearing who wanted to view it could not get access to the talk—it was ridiculous.