新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mute

英  [mjuːt]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1缄默的

    Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was mute, distant, and indifferent.

    他缄默无言,对人疏远而且冷漠。

    2哑的

    Someone who is mute is unable to speak.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在一场惊吓之后失语了。

    VERB. 动词
  • mutes , muting , muted

    1[T 及物动词] 抑制(感情等) , 减弱(行动的力度等)

    If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    腐败看来没有减缓该国持续的经济繁荣。

    2[T 及物动词] 降低(声音)

    If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    他们开始放低嗓门,不再那么肯定了。

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