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mute/mju:t/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 silent, refraining from or temporarily bereft of speech 缄默的；(一时)说不出话的 2 not emitting articulate sound 不出声的 3 (of a person or animal) dumb (人或动作)哑的 4 not expressed in speech 不用语言表达的 mute protest 无声的抗议 5a (of a letter) not pronounced (字母)不发音的 b (of a consonant) plosive (辅音)破裂音的，爆发音的 6 (of hounds) not giving tongue (狗)不吠叫的 ●n. 1 a dumb person 哑巴 a deaf mute 聋哑人 2 Mus. 【音】a a clamp for damping the resonance of the strings of a violin etc. (减弱小提琴等共振的)柔音夹 b a pad or cone for damping the sound of a wind instrument 弱音器 3 an unsounded consonant 哑音 4 an actor whose part is in a dumbshow 哑剧演员 5 a dumb servant in oriental countries (东方国家的)哑仆；哑奴 6 a hired mourner (受雇的)送葬人 ●v. tr. 1 deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of (a thing, esp. a musical instrument) 使(某物，尤指乐器)消除(声音)；减轻(声音) 2a tone down, make less intense 使柔和；使缓和 b (as 作 muted adj.) (of colours etc.) subdued 使(颜色等)柔和(的) a muted green 柔绿色 □ mutely adv.□ muteness n.[Middle English from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus, assimilated to Latin]■ Usage 用法说明 See Usage Note at MOOT. 见 MOOT 的用法说明。 |