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[英] [mju:t] [美] [mjut] 生词本

adj.

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：MUTE  

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1. ADJ 缄默的;哑口无言的 Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. 

  • He was mute, distant, and indifferent...

    他一句话也不说，显得疏远而冷漠。

  • I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.

    我默默地向葆拉投去恳求的目光。

  • Mute is also an adverb.

    • He could watch her standing mute by the phone...

      他能看到她一声不响地站在电话旁。

    • He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky.

      他静静坐着，凝视天空，一言不发，心驰神往。

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  • I crouched by him and grasped his hand, mutely offering what comfort I could.

    我蹲在他身旁，握住他的手，默默地，尽我所能地安慰他。

2. ADJ 哑的;不能说话的 Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 

  • Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.

    公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在遭受了一次电击后失声了。

3. VERB 抑制(情感);减弱，缓和(活动强度) If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. 

  • The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.

    腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。

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  • The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism...

    这一威胁和他这届政府之前低调的指责形成了鲜明的对比。

  • The financial markets gave a muted response to the Democrats' triumph.

    金融市场对民主党的胜利反响不大。

4. VERB 降低，减弱(音量) If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 

  • They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive...

    他们开始压低嗓门，不再那么肯定了。

  • At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.

    最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。

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  • 'Yes,' he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply...

    他小声说：“是。”声音低得我几乎听不到。

  • There were muted cheers from the public gallery.

    旁听席传出了轻微的欢呼声。

5. N-COUNT （乐器上的）弱音器 A mute is a device which can be used to make a musical instrument produce a quieter, softer sound. 
Noun

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak

2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Verb

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Adjective

1. expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate;

  • "a mute appeal"
  • "a silent curse"
  • "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
  • "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
  • "unspoken grief"
  • "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

2. lacking power of speech

3. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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  • 1.①哑的；②哑人

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  • 1.消减[噪声]

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  • 1.【WIN,NT】屏蔽，静音
1. He is mute on the subject of social system.
他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。

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2. Her daughter was mute after a serious illness.
她的女儿在一场重病之后失去了说话能力。

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3. She gave me her hand with mute thanks.
她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。

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4. The boy is mute and deaf.
这男孩既聋又哑。

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5. The boy was born a deaf-mute.
这男孩天生聋哑。

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6. The child has been mute since birth.
这孩子从生下来就不能讲话。

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7. The class remained mute when the teacher asked a difficult question.
老师问到难题时，全班都沉默无言。

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8. The word "debt" contains a mute letter.
在debt这个词中有一个不发音的字母。

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