单词 | mute |
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音标 | 英[mju:t] 美[mjut] |
解释 | adj.缄默的;哑的;无声的;(字母)不发音的;n.哑巴;(乐器上的)弱音器;vt.减轻(声音);使…柔和; |
例句 | ADJ 缄默的;哑口无言的 Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. 例:He was mute, distant, and indifferent...他一句话也不说,显得疏远而冷漠。 例:I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.我默默地向葆拉投去恳求的目光。 ADJ 哑的;不能说话的 Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 例: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。 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. 例: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。 VERB 降低,减弱(音量) If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 例: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。 例:At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。 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. |
变形 | third:mutes~done:muted~pl:mutes~ing:muting~past:muted~ |
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