deaf

adjective

/def/

(comparative deafer, superlative deafest)

Idioms

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unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well
- to become/go deaf
- She was born deaf.
- partially deaf
see also stone deaf, tone-deaf
Extra Examples
- Many of these children are profoundly deaf.
- She remained deaf until she died.
- She spoke loudly because her mother was a little deaf.
- Standing next to the machine all day left her deaf in one ear.
- helping chronically deaf patients
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- be born
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- profoundly
- stone
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- deaf in one ear
See full entry
the deaf
noun [plural] people who cannot hear
- television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
[not before noun] deaf to something not willing to listen or pay attention to something
- He was deaf to my requests for help.
- The committee remained deaf to our suggestions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- be born
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- profoundly
- stone
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- deaf in one ear
See full entry

Word OriginOld English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos ‘blind’.

Idioms

(as) deaf as a post

(informal) very deaf
More Like This Similes in idioms
Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

fall on deaf ears

to be ignored or not noticed by other people
- Her advice fell on deaf ears.

turn a deaf ear (to somebody/something)

to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something
- He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.

单词	deaf
释义	deaf adjective /def/ /def/ (comparative deafer, superlative deafest) Idioms jump to other results unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well to become/go deaf She was born deaf. partially deaf see also stone deaf, tone-deaf Extra Examples Many of these children are profoundly deaf. She remained deaf until she died. She spoke loudly because her mother was a little deaf. Standing next to the machine all day left her deaf in one ear. helping chronically deaf patients Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be be born become … adverb completely profoundly stone … preposition to phrases deaf in one ear See full entry the deaf noun [plural] people who cannot hear television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young [not before noun] deaf to something not willing to listen or pay attention to something He was deaf to my requests for help. The committee remained deaf to our suggestions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be be born become … adverb completely profoundly stone … preposition to phrases deaf in one ear See full entry Word OriginOld English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos ‘blind’. Idioms (as) deaf as a post (informal) very deaf More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms (as) bald as a coot (as) blind as a bat (as) bright as a button (as) bold as brass as busy as a bee as clean as a whistle (as) dead as a/the dodo (as) deaf as a post (as) dull as ditchwater (as) fit as a fiddle as flat as a pancake (as) good as gold (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare (as) miserable/ugly as sin as old as the hills (as) pleased/proud as Punch as pretty as a picture (as) regular as clockwork (as) quick as a flash (as) safe as houses (as) sound as a bell (as) steady as a rock (as) thick as two short planks (as) tough as old boots fall on deaf ears to be ignored or not noticed by other people Her advice fell on deaf ears. turn a deaf ear (to somebody/something) to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
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