mute

1. ADJ Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. 緘默的

He was mute, distant, and indifferent. 他緘默無(wú)言，對(duì)人疏遠(yuǎn)而且冷漠。

2. ADV Mute is also an adverb. 緘默地[ADV after v]

He could watch her standing mute by the phone. 他能看到她緘默地站在電話旁。

3. ADJ Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 啞的

Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock. 公爵的女兒瑪麗安娜在一場(chǎng)驚嚇之後失語(yǔ)了。

4. V-T If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. 抑制 (感情等); 減弱 (行動(dòng)的力度等)

The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom. 腐敗看來(lái)沒(méi)有減緩該國(guó)持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮。

5. mutedADJ 溫和的

The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism. 這恐嚇與他執(zhí)政儅侷先前溫和的批評(píng)形成了鮮明的對(duì)比。

6. V-T If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 降低 (聲音)

They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive. 他們開(kāi)始放低嗓門(mén)，不再那麼肯定了。

7. mutedADJ (聲音) 降低的

"Yes," he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply. “是啊，”他輕聲說(shuō)道，聲音輕得我?guī)缀趼?tīng)不到他的廻答。

8. N-COUNT any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments (樂(lè)器的)弱音器; 削音器