詞彙精選：dumb的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
啞的，不能說話的
例句：
The trees come up to my window like the yearning voice of the dumb earth.
綠樹長到了我的窗前，彷彿是喑啞的大地發出的渴望的聲音。
例句：
He is afraid to tell them the unpalatable truths that he is a dumb dog.
他不敢把令人不快的真情告訴他們，他是條啞巴狗。
沉默寡言的；（因吃驚等）說不出話的
例句：
Animal rabies can be classified as furious or dumb.
動物狂犬病可分爲狂暴的和沉默的二類。
例句：
He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time.
他一點藉口也找不出來，楞在那兒好一會兒說不出話來。
愚笨的；愚蠢的
例句：
No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.
天宮圖上的動物沒有一種被認爲是愚笨的或醜陋的或邪惡的。
例句：
It was dumb of him to say yes.
他說“是”是很愚蠢的。
二、詞義辨析：
dumb,mute
這兩個形容詞均有“啞的，不能說話的”之意。dumb可與mute換用，但dumb指根本沒有說話能力或失去了說話能力。mute多指因後天疾病而引起的聾啞，有時也指因故不說話。
三、相關短語：
strike dumb
使瞠目結舌
dumb show
n. 默劇, 啞劇,手勢
四、參考例句：
Dumb dogs are dangerous.
不叫的狗最危險。
Dumb down your communication style.
簡化你的溝通風格
Mary was struck dumb with terror.
瑪麗嚇得呆住了。
She is as dumb as an oyster.
她守口如瓶。
The dumb show was a scream.
那出啞劇真是滑稽有趣。
Don't play dumb with me.
別給我裝傻。
It was almost a dumb procession.
幾乎像是一隊啞巴。
Cute becomes dumb in an instant.
可愛和傻氣只有一步之遙。
He was struck dumb with horror.
他被嚇得說不出話。
She is very kind to the dumb children.
她對啞童非常好。
