deaf 的音标为英 [def]、美 [def]，作为形容词时主要表示“聋的”或“不愿听的、充耳不闻的”，也可作名词泛指“失聪者”群体[3][6]。

一、核心含义与用法

表示生理听觉障碍
指完全或部分丧失听力，可描述先天或后天失聪状态。例如：

She was born deaf.（她天生耳聋。）[8]

He is deaf in one ear.（他一只耳朵聋了。）[9]

表示“不愿听取”的抽象含义
强调对建议、批评或请求故意不理睬，常见搭配为 be deaf to sth 或 turn a deaf ear to sth。例如：

He was deaf to my requests for help.（他对我的求助充耳不闻。）[9]

The government turned a deaf ear to public opinion.（政府对舆论置若罔闻。）[6]

名词用法：the deaf
定冠词+形容词结构表示一类人，指“失聪者群体”。例如：

Many regular TV programmes are captioned for the deaf.（许多常规电视节目为失聪者提供字幕。）[4]

二、常见短语搭配

 

短语	含义	例句
turn a deaf ear to	对……置若罔闻	He turned a deaf ear to criticism.（他对批评听不进去。）
be deaf to	不愿听……	She is deaf to all warnings.（她对所有警告都不予理会。）[9]
deaf-mute	聋哑人	The school provides education for deaf-mute children.（该校为聋哑儿童提供教育。）[8]
fall on deaf ears	未被听取，不受重视	Her advice fell on deaf ears.（她的忠告没人理会。）[9]

 

三、实用例句

I'm quite deaf – you'll have to speak up.（我听力不好，你得大声点说。）[8]

Lisa is deaf in one ear and partially blind.（莉萨一只耳朵聋，且部分失明。）[4]

The proposal fell upon deaf ears.（这项提议无人理睬。）[9]

Deaf people communicate through sign language.（聋人通过手语交流。）[10]

He always turns a deaf ear to his parents' advice.（他总是不听父母的劝告。）[4]

She became profoundly deaf after the accident.（事故后她完全失聪了。）[9]

The organization advocates for the rights of the deaf.（该组织为失聪者权益发声。）[6]

He pretended to be deaf to avoid the question.（他假装听不见以回避问题。）[10]

Television subtitles benefit the deaf and hard of hearing.（电视字幕对聋人和听力障碍者有益。）[9]

Ignoring feedback is like being deaf to growth opportunities.（忽视反馈如同对成长机会充耳不闻。）[8]

四、词形变化

比较级：deafer 或 more deaf

最高级：deafest 或 most deaf

名词：deafness（失聪）[3][4]

无论是描述生理状态还是抽象态度，deaf 的核心是“无法或拒绝接收声音/信息”。掌握其双重含义和固定搭配，能更精准地表达“听不见”与“不愿听”的语境差异。你还能想到哪些场景可以用这个词呢？