| 单词 | mute |
| 释义 | mute (mjuːt ) Word forms: mutes , muting , muted 1. adjective Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. He was mute, distant, and indifferent. I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula. Synonyms: close-mouthed, silent, taciturn, tongue-tied Mute is also an adverb. He could watch her standing mute by the phone. He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky. mutely adverb [ADVERB with verb] I crouched by him and grasped his hand, mutely offering what comfort I could. 2. adjective Someone who is mute is unable to speak. [old-fashioned, offensive] Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock. 3. verb If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom. [VERB noun] muted adjective The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism. The financial markets gave a muted response to the Democrats' triumph. 4. verb If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive. [VERB noun] At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds. [VERB noun] Synonyms: muffle, subdue, moderate, lower muted adjective 'Yes,' he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply. There were muted cheers from the public gallery. 5. verb If you mute someone on social media, you stop receiving posts from them temporarily, while continuing to follow them. 6. countable noun A mute or mute button is a control that you use to turn off the sound on a phone, TV, or computer. The mute button cuts off the microphone on your phone. Gamers can control their microphone mute directly from the headset. 7. on mute phrase If a piece of equipment such as a TV set or a music app is on mute, the sound is turned off. I put the TV on mute when the adverts come on. Translations: Chinese: 缄默的 Japanese: 無言の |
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