dumb animals / creatures used to talk about animals when you want to emphasize that humans often treat them badly and they cannot protect themselves不会说话的动物/生物〔用于强调人们常虐待动物，而它们却无法保护自己〕—dumbly adv:•For a few seconds she gazed dumbly at him.有几秒钟她呆呆地凝视着他。—dumbness noun U |