mute
[mju:t] adjective
■(of a person) unable or unwilling to speak, or (of an activity) silent （人）哑的，沉默的；（活动）无声的•a mute child哑巴孩子 •The president has remained mute about plans to curtail the number of immigrants.总统对于减少外来移民人数的方案保持沉默。 •I gazed at her in mute (= silent) admiration.我默默地凝视着她，心生爱慕之情。
[mju:t] noun countable
■a button or other device on a musical instrument that can be fixed in order to make it quieter 弱音器
■old-fashioned offensive
■a person who is not able to speak 哑巴
[mju:t] verb transitive
■If you mute a noise, you do something to make it less loud 减轻（噪音）•Double glazing muted the noise of the traffic.双层玻璃减低了交通噪音。 |