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 聾的 totally/partially deaf : She's been totally deaf since birth. 她生下來就是全聾的。
profoundly deaf (=completely deaf) 全聾的 : He has specialist training in working with profoundly deaf students. 他受過與全聾學生打交道的特殊訓練。
deaf in : I'm a little deaf in one ear. 我的一只耳朵有點兒聾。
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