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ADJ
緘默的;啞口無(wú)言的
Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak.
例句
He was mute, distant, and indifferent...
他一句話(huà)也不說(shuō)，顯得疏遠(yuǎn)而冷漠。
I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.
我默默地向葆拉投去懇求的目光。
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ADJ
啞的;不能說(shuō)話(huà)的
Someone who is mute is unable to speak.
例句
Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.
公爵的女兒瑪麗安娜在遭受了一次電擊后失聲了。
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VERB
抑制(情感);減弱，緩和(活動(dòng)強(qiáng)度)
If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.
例句
The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
腐敗似乎沒(méi)有影響國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)的持續(xù)繁榮。
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VERB
降低，減弱(音量)
If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.
例句
They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive...
他們開(kāi)始?jí)旱蜕らT(mén)，不再那么肯定了。
At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
最初長(zhǎng)滿(mǎn)樹(shù)木的山坡吸收了噪音。
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N-COUNT
（樂(lè)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.