a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Adjective:
expressed without speech;
"a mute appeal"
"a silent curse"
"best grief is tongueless"
"the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
"unspoken grief"
"choking exasperation and wordless shame"
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Verb:
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret. 他是个聋哑人，不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
He has been passing himself off as a deaf - mute . 他一直装聋作哑。
You need get a mute on your guitar to make the tune soft. 你得给吉他安个弱音器好让音柔和一点。
The letter "e" in "mouse" is mute. “mouse”中的字母“e”不发音。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He tried to speak but he was still mute. 他尽力想说，却仍然哑口无声。
He is mute on the subject of social system. 他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。
She looked at me in mute appeal. 她以恳求的目光默默地望着我。
She gave me her hand with mute thanks. 她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Please mute a music instrument. 请减低乐器的声音。
Mute your flute a bit, since the baby has fallen sleep. 笛声低点,宝宝睡了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语～+ n.
She gave me her hand with mute thanks. 她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。
She is mute astonishment. 她惊讶得一时说不出话来。
The word “debt” contains a mute letter. 在debt这个词中有一个不发音的字母。
用作表语S+be+～
The boy is mute and deaf. 这男孩既聋又哑。
A donkey is not mute but it is dumb. 驴子不是不出声而是不会说话。
The class remained mute when the teacher asked a difficult question. 老师问到难题时,全班都沉默无言。
The child has been mute since birth. 这孩子从生下来就不能讲话。
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
He is mute on the subject of social system. 他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。
