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    deaf mute

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌdeaf ˈmute noun [countable]  HEAR#SPEAK1# old-fashioned, not polite someone who is unable to hear or speak 聋哑人
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    deaf mute• Using the pen he had bought from the deaf mute, he set about his task with diligence.• The deaf mute nodded once very briefly and then moved on, leaving Quinn with the pen in his hand.• The deaf mute said the company would never discriminate against a disabled employee.
    ˌdeaf ˈmute nounChineseSyllable
    speak who or someone Corpus unable to is hear


    deaf mute
    ˌdeaf ˈmute noun [countable]
    old-fashioned not polite someone who is unable to hear or speak


    deaf muteBrE /ˌdef ˈmjuːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdef ˈmjuːt/ 🔊 noun (sometimes offensive) a person who is unable to hear or speak 聋哑人