deaf

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Câm, điếc

BrE /diːf/ AmE /diːf/

adjective en → vi

1 HEARING IMPAIRMENT [predicative / non-predicative] A2

Câm, điếc

unable to hear or having difficulty hearing

  • be deaf in one ear
  • become deaf

Collocations deaf person · deaf community

  • She's been deaf since birth.

    Cô ấy đã điếc từ khi sinh ra.

2 IGNORE [transitive] B1

Bỏ qua, phớt lờ

to refuse to listen or pay attention to someone, especially when you disagree with them

  • take no notice of sb/sth

Collocations deaf to criticism · deaf to reason

  • He was deaf to her complaints.

    Anh ta đã phớt lờ những lời khiếu nại của cô ấy.