deaf

名词 deaf:

1. people who have severe hearing impairments

动词 deaf:

1. make or render deaf
   同义词：deafen

形容词 deaf:

1. lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
2. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
   同义词：indifferent

1. I'm a little deaf, please articulate your words carefully.
   我有些耳聋，请把话仔细地说清楚。
2. He was deaf to my supplication.
   我恳求他，他连理都不理。
3. He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
   他是个聋哑人，不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
4. The leader was deaf to all entreaties.
   领导对一切恳求都置若罔闻。
5. He is deaf in one ear.
   他有一只耳朵是聋的。
6. She turned a deaf ear to our warnings and got lost.
   她对我们的警告充耳不闻，结果迷失了方向。
7. He turned a deaf ear to all requests for help.
   他不理会一切求援的呼吁。

deaf

adj.（形容词）
deaf.er,deaf.est
Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.
聋的，重听的：部分或完全丧失听觉的
Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.
Deaf 聋人的，聋人文化的：聋人的或聋人的文化的，或与其相关的
Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless:
充耳不闻的：不愿听的，拒绝听的；不注意的：
例句：
was deaf to our objections.
对我们的异议充耳不闻

n.(used with a pl. verb)（名词）（与复数动词连用）
Deaf people considered as a group.
聋子：被看作一个群体的所有聋人
Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication.
Deaf 聋人团体：指聋人的团体，他们的主要的交流方式之一就是使用美国手势语言

来源：
Middle English def, deef
中古英语 def, deef
from Old English dôaf
源自 古英语 dôaf

【引伸】
deaf.ly
adv.（副词）
deaf.ness
n.（名词）
Some writers have lately introduced a distinction between the lowercase noundeaf, which is used to refer simply to people with extensive hearing disorders, and the capitalized noun Deaf, which refers to the culture and community that has grown up around the use of American Sign Language as a primary means of communication.
最近，一些作家提出小写的名词deaf 和大写的名词 Deaf 之间的一个不同点，前者仅用于指全面听力障碍的人；而后者指一种文化和一个团体， 他们通过把美国手势语言作为首要使用的交流方式而逐渐形成的