| 词汇 | mute |
| 释义 | mute adjective uk /mjuːt/ us /mjuːt/ silent or not speaking: 沉默的;（活动）无声的 The president has remained mute about plans to curtail the number of immigrants.总统对于减少外来移民人数的方案保持沉默。 I gazed at her in mute admiration.我默默地凝视着她，心生爱慕之情。 old-fashionedoffensive a word used to describe someone who is not able to speak, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive无法说话的；（人）哑的 Falling silent and not speaking be (on) non-speakersidiom bite bite something back bite your tongueidiom button your lipidiom clam clam up draw mouth quiet radio silence silence is goldenidiom speak speechlessly speechlessness stick stick in someone's throatidiom tight-lipped tongue-tied unsaid mute noun[ C ] uk /mjuːt/ us /mjuːt/ music a device for changing the sound of a musical instrument, usually making it quieter: （乐器上的）弱音器 He was playing his trumpet with a mute.他正在吹装了弱音器的小号。 eugenesergeev/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images /GettyImages (alsomute button) a button on an electronic device that makes it silent: 静音按钮 I pressed the mute on my phone so she couldn't hear the people talking in the background.我按下手机上的静音按钮，这样她就不会听到背景中别人的说话声了。 He was watching TV with the mute button on.他正在按了静音键看电视。 on mute having the mute button pressed on a device so that it does not produce any sound: Place your phone on mute or vibrate or turn it off completely. Advertising annoys me; I put the TV on mute during every ad break. old-fashionedoffensive a word for someone who is not able to speak, which was used by doctors in the past but is now extremely offensive哑巴 Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll ocarina oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle tubular bells tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Electrical switches & connections Recording sounds and images mute verb[ T ] uk /mjuːt/ us /mjuːt/ If you mute a noise, or a device making a noise, you make it less loud or not able to be heard at all: 减轻（噪音） Heavy curtains muted the noise of the traffic.厚厚的窗帘减弱了交通噪声。 She muted the TV so she could hear what he was saying. Don't forget to mute your microphone when another person on the call is speaking. to make a person unable to be heard, for example when using video conferencing software: Automatically mute participants as they join the meeting, and allow participants to unmute themselves if they want to speak to others in the meeting. music specialized If you mute a musical instrument, you attach a device to it that changes its sound, usually making it quieter: （给乐器）加弱音器 The song features muted trumpets.这首歌的伴奏中用上了装了弱音器的小号。 to stop someone's messages, pictures, etc. appearing on a social media website when you look at it, without removing the person as a friend: Instagram now lets you mute your friends. Silence & quiet acoustic tile cricket cricketsidiom dead silence deafening deafeningly hushed inaudibly muffle muffled noiseless noiselessly pin-drop quiet quietness radio silence silence silent silently under your breathidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - general words Playing music Internet, email and texting conventions Communicating & keeping in touch mute | American Dictionarymute adjective[ not gradable ] us/mjut/ (of a person) completely unable or unwilling to speak, or (of a place, object, or activity) silent: He stood mute before the judge. The decay of Dawson City bore mute testimony to the end of the gold rush era. |
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