mute
- IPA[mjuːt]
英式
- refraining from speech or temporarily speechless；not expressed in speech
- a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound.；a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings.
- deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of；muffle the sound of (a musical instrument), especially by the use of a mute
verb: mute, 3rd person present: mutes, gerund or present participle: muting, past tense: muted, past participle: muted
noun: mute, plural noun: mutes
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形容詞
- 1. refraining from speech or temporarily speechless Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not expressed in speech she gazed at him in mute appeal 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ characterized by an absence of sound; quiet the great church was mute and dark 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of hounds) not giving tongue while hunting.
- 2. dated, offensive (of a person) lacking the faculty of speech. 同義詞
- 3. (of a letter) not pronounced mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel
名詞
- 1. a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound.
- 2. a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings.
- ▪ a pad or cone placed in the opening of a brass or other wind instrument to soften the sound.
- 3. dated, offensive a person lacking the faculty of speech.
- ▪ historical (in some Asian countries) a servant who was deprived of the power of speech.
- ▪ historical an actor in a dumbshow.
- ▪ historical a professional attendant or mourner at a funeral an undertaker's mute
動詞
- 1. deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ muffle the sound of (a musical instrument), especially by the use of a mute when muted and blown hard the trombone produces a very nasal and metallic sound
- ▪ reduce the strength or intensity of his professional contentment was muted by personal sadness it seems the changes merely muted the symptoms rather than tackling the root problem 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. turn off (a microphone or the audio on an electronic device), especially temporarily this mode will mute the ringtone and message notification sounds remember to mute other gadgets such as phones, watches, and computers that could distract by their alerts
- ▪ (especially on social media) turn off (notifications, especially from a particular user or group or about a post, update, etc.) it's simple to mute notifications you don't want to see you can mute posts depending on what you feel is best for your mental health
- (of a sound or voice) quiet and soft: they discussed the accident in muted voices
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- (of a sound or voice) quiet and soft: the muted hum of the distant traffic
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- a person who is both deaf and unable to speak.
- (of a person) both deaf and unable to speak.
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- a person who is both deaf and unable to speak.
- (of a person) both deaf and unable to speak.
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- the most common Eurasian swan, having white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black knob at ...
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- the commonest Eurasian swan, having white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black knob at ...
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- IPA[myo͞ot]
美式
- refraining from speech or temporarily speechless: Irene, the talkative one, was now mute
- a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound.
- deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of: her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[myo͞ot]
美式
- a pack of hounds: the abbot had a mute of hounds
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- IPA[mjuːt]
英式
- a pack of hounds: the abbot had a mute of hounds
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