mute
UK
mute adj: figurative (person: not speaking)
SC 沉默的 chén mò de
SC 不言不语的 chén mò de ，bù yán bù yǔ de
SC 少言寡语的 chén mò de ，shǎo yán guǎ yǔ de
The prisoner remained mute when the sentence was read.
mute adj: dated, offensive (person: unable to speak)
SC 哑的 yǎ de
SC 不会说话的 yǎ de ，bú huì shuō huà de
At first, the strangers did not realise that the young woman was mute.
mute n: (TV: silent setting) (电视)
SC 默剧，默片 mò jù，mò piàn
I always put the TV on mute when the adverts are on.
mute n: (silent setting for microphone) (麦克风)
SC 静音
During conference calls I keep myself on mute unless I need to talk.
mute [sth] vtr: (sound: deaden, muffle)
SC 消音 xiāo yīn
SC 关闭声音
mute [sth] vtr: (TV: turn off sound)
SC 静音
Please mute the TV while your father is talking.
mute [sb] vtr: (video call: set [sb] to silent)
SC 将...静音
SC 把...的声音关掉
mute n: (music: device to muffle sound)
SC 静音
Miles Davis often played his trumpet with a mute.
deaf and dumb adj: dated, offensive (unable to hear, speak) (废弃)
SC 聋哑的 lóng yǎ de
TC 聾啞的
TC 聾啞的
deaf-mute n: obsolete, potentially offensive (person unable to hear or speak)
SC 聋子
SC 哑巴 yǎ bɑ
deaf-mute adj: obsolete, potentially offensive (unable to hear or speak)
SC 聋的 lóng de
SC 哑的 lóng de ，yǎ de