deaf
用法要点
形容词用法
作为形容词，直接修饰名词，表示“聋的”状态，常用于描述人或动物。
介词搭配
常与介词“to”连用，表示“对...充耳不闻”或“不理睬”，用于抽象意义上的“聋”。
固定短语
“turn a deaf ear”是常见习语，意为“充耳不闻”或“不理睬”，多用于负面语境。
语域说明
在正式或医学语境中，更常用“hearing-impaired”作为委婉语，而“deaf”在口语和一般写作中更直接。
基础例句
My grandfather became deaf after years of working in a noisy factory.
我祖父在嘈杂的工厂工作多年后失聪了。
She is deaf in one ear, but she can still hear well with the other.
她一只耳朵聋了，但另一只耳朵还能听得很清楚。
He turned a deaf ear to my advice and ended up making a big mistake.
他对我的建议充耳不闻，结果犯了个大错。
The loud music at the concert made me feel temporarily deaf.
音乐会上的大声乐让我暂时感觉耳朵聋了。
高级例句
The study focuses on cognitive development in congenitally deaf children using sign language.
这项研究关注使用手语的先天性聋童的认知发展。
In business negotiations, being deaf to market feedback can lead to strategic failures.
在商业谈判中，对市场反馈充耳不闻可能导致战略失败。
The new policy aims to improve accessibility for the deaf community in public institutions.
新政策旨在提高公共机构对聋人群体的无障碍性。
Researchers are investigating genetic factors that contribute to age-related deafness.
研究人员正在调查导致年龄相关性耳聋的遗传因素。
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常见错误
英语中描述身体部位缺陷时，通常用介词“in”而不是“on”，例如“blind in one eye”或“deaf in one ear”。
“deaf”是形容词，不能单独作谓语；需用“be deaf”或“have been deaf”来表示状态，强调从过去持续到现在。
近义词辨析
hearing-impaired
“hearing-impaired”是更正式、委婉的术语，涵盖各种听力损失程度，而“deaf”通常指严重或完全听力丧失，在口语中更直接。
The organization supports both deaf and hearing-impaired individuals with assistive devices.
hard of hearing
“hard of hearing”指轻度到中度的听力损失，仍能部分听到声音，而“deaf”强调更严重的听力障碍，可能完全听不见。
My aunt is hard of hearing, so she uses a hearing aid, but she isn't completely deaf.