muted

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mut·ed /ˈmjuːtɪd/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun]

1 QUIETmuted sounds, voices etc are quieter than usual 〔声音〕减弱的 SYN subdued

Everyone was sitting round discussing the accident in muted voices.

大家围坐在一起压低声音讨论着这次事故。

2 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa muted reaction to something is not expressed strongly 温和的，委婉的

There was muted agreement from most of the people in the room.

房间里大多数人都含蓄地表示同意。

The speech received only a muted response from the unions.

对于这次演讲，工会只作出了温和的回应。

3 CCCOLOUR/COLORa muted colour or light is soft and gentle, not bright 〔颜色或光线〕柔和的，不耀眼的

muted pinks and blues

柔和的粉红色和蓝色

4. a muted musical instrument has been made to sound softer 〔乐器声音〕柔和的，弱化的

Examples from the Corpus

muted• In the second the observations of a character are noted: the metaphor is muted.• muted blues and purples• Then a cough from next door, muted but clear enough, made him stare at Renwick and shake his head.• He was awakened by a muted buzzer.• I liked the town, for all its drab and muted calm; it seemed a safe place to be.• Before he could say anything, the telephone on the Grecian plinth nearest to the girl gave a muted double purr.• A muted grumbling followed, then the slamming of a door.• Here muted lights, soft leather, stained wood and anaesthetic chamber music prevailed.• There was rather a muted response to the speech.• I could spot only four or five, grey-haired and staid-looking, dressed in muted, somewhat old-fashioned, frocks.• The Air Transport Association expressed muted support for the action.• Market reaction to the resignation was muted, with the CAC40 rising 1 percent to 1,942.73.

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