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单词 hard-of-hearing
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hard-of-hearing

[ hahrd-uhv-heer-ing ]
/ ˈhɑrd əvˈhɪər ɪŋ /
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adjective, noun

hearing-impaired.

Origin of hard-of-hearing

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby hard-of-hearing

hardness, hard news, hard-nose, hard-nosed, hard nut to crack, hard-of-hearing, hard-on, hard on someone's heels, Hardouin Mansart, hard pad, hard palate
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British Dictionary definitions for hard-of-hearing

hard of hearing

adjective

  1. deaf or partly deaf
  2. (as collective noun; preceded by the)the hard of hearing

undefined hard of hearing

See elderly
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Idioms and Phrases with hard-of-hearing

hard of hearing

Somewhat deaf, having a partial loss of hearing. For example, You'll have to speak distinctly; Dad's a little hard of hearing. The use of hard in the sense of “difficulty in doing something” survives only in this expression. [Mid-1500s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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