not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language, and many can lip-read what other people are saying 聋的 totally/partially deaf : She's been totally deaf since birth. 她生下来就是全聋的。
profoundly deaf (=completely deaf) 全聋的 : He has specialist training in working with profoundly deaf students. 他受过与全聋学生打交道的特殊训练。
deaf in : I'm a little deaf in one ear. 我的一只耳朵有点儿聋。
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