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    hearing-impaired

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhearing-imˌpaired adjective  a) not able to hear well 听觉受损的 SYN hard of hearing, → deaf b) the hearing-impaired people who are not able to hear well 听觉受损的人
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    hearing-impaired• An induction loop has been installed in the Great Hall for the benefit of the hearing-impaired.• The Earl of Wemyss was another hearing-impaired statesman who made his mark in Parliament.
    ˈhearing-imˌpaired adjectiveChineseSyllable
    not Corpus to hear able well


    hearing-impaired
    ˈhearing-imˌpaired adjective
      a. not able to hear well
       SYN  hard of hearing ⇨ deaf
      b. the hearing-impaired people who are not able to hear well
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ deaf adjective physically unable to hear anything, or unable to hear well: Deaf people use sign language to communicate.
       ▪ be hard of hearing to have difficulty hearing things, for example because you are old: You’ll have to speak up – she’s a bit hard of hearing. | subtitles for the hard of hearing
       ▪ hearing-impaired formal adjective having a permanent physical condition which makes it difficult for you to hear things: Not all hearing-impaired people are completely deaf.