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mute

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Related topics: Illness & disability
mute1 /mjuːt/ adjectiveadj  
1 TALK TO SB# written someone who is mute does not speak, or refuses to speak 缄默的 SYN silent
 Billy continued to stand there, mute and defiant.
比利还是站在那儿一声不吭,一副不服气的样子。
2. old-fashionedMI someone who is mute is unable to speak 不会说话的,哑的
mutely adverbadv
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Related topics: Colours & sounds, Music
mute2 verb [transitiveT]  
1 CQUIET formal to make the sound of something quieter, or make it disappear completely 减弱的声音;消除的声音
 Excess noise can be reduced by muting alarms and telephones.
减弱警报声和电话声可以降低过度的噪音。
2. APMto make a musical instrument sound softer 使〔乐器〕听起来柔和,使〔乐器声音〕弱化
3 formal to reduce the level of criticism, protest, discussion etc that is happening 减弱,缓和〔批评、抗议、讨论等的强度〕
 The incident so shocked all the students that it muted further protest.
这个事件震惊了所有学生,从而缓和了进一步的抗议。
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Related topics: Music, Illness & disability
mute3 noun [countableC]  
1. APMa small piece of metal, rubber etc that you place over or into a musical instrument to make it sound softer 〔乐器上的〕弱音器
2. MI old-fashionedSAY# someone who cannot speak 哑巴
deaf mute
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Origin mute1
(1300-1400) French muet, from Latin mutus

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