dumb /dʌm/
(old-fashioned, sometimes offensive) unable to speak 哑的;不能说话的
例句:
She was born deaf and dumb.
她天生又聋又哑。
当然,除了本身的意思之外,在口语中,也有“傻”之意!
informal stupid
例句:
If the police question you, act dumb(= pretend you do not know anything).
如果警察盘问,你就一问三不知。
例句:
Don’t play dumb with me. I know exactly what is down here! Where‘s the pinball? Where is all the games?
别跟我装傻。我知道下面有什么见不得人的东西。弹球机哪去了?那些游戏机呢?
所以,“play dumb” 既是装聋作哑,又是装傻~
那么相反的,表现得很聪明该如何表达呢?
sound smart
例句:
I didn’t try to sound smart at all.
我根本没有装聪明。