Mute
[ mjut ]
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adj. 緘默的;啞的;無聲的;（字母）不發音的;
n. 啞巴;（樂器上的）弱音器;
vt. 減輕（聲音）;使…柔和;
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The child has been mute since birth.
那孩子生來就是啞巴。
As to the daughters, they stood mute a great while.
至于她的女兒，她們楞了半天說不出話來。
The prisoner sat mute, offering nothing in his own defence.
那個囚犯一聲不吭地坐著,沒說任何為自己辯護的話。
"The nurse," said the man who had laughed "is an illiterate mute."
“這個保育員是個文盲和啞吧，”剛才在笑的男人說。
mute a musical instrument
減低樂器的聲音
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ mu-拼音“木”,te-拼音“天鵝”:這是一只木制的天鵝,當然是啞的
※ mu-拼音“母”,t-似數字“七”,e-拼音“鵝”:母親發現這七只鵝是啞的
※ mu-拼音“木”,te-拼音“特”:木頭特別容易減弱聲音,所以門用木頭做
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mute
adj
1 silent; making no sound沉默的; 無聲的
stare in mute amazement, admiration, astonishment, etc 驚奇、 欽佩、 驚訝等而目瞪口呆 * remain mute 保持沉默.
2 (dated 舊) (of people) unable to speak; dumb （指人）不能說話的, 啞的
mute from birth 生來就啞的.
3 (of a letter in a written word) not pronounced when spoken （指字中字母）不發音的
The `b' in `dumb' is mute. 在dumb一字中b不發音. mute, n
1
(a) piece of metal, plastic, etc used to soften the sounds produced from a stringed instrument 弱音器（使弦樂器發聲柔和的金屬、 塑料等附件）.
(b) pad placed in the opening of a wind instrument to change the quality of the sounds produced 弱音器（改變管樂器音質用的管口塞頭）. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page x.
2 (dated 舊) dumb person 啞巴. mute, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
make the sound of (esp a musical instrument) quieter or softer, esp with a mute 使聲音（尤指樂器聲）減弱, 柔和（尤指用弱音器）
The strings are muted throughout the closing bars of the symphony. 該交響曲結束部分各節中的弦樂全為弱化音. muted adj
1 (of sounds) quiet and often indistinct （指聲音）弱化的, （常指）微弱不清的
They spoke in muted voices. 他們輕聲說話.
2 not openly or vigorously expressed 非公開或非強烈表達的; 暗中的
muted excitement 內心的激動
muted criticism 溫和的批評.
3 (of musical instruments) fitted with a mute （指樂器）裝有弱音器的
muted strings 裝有弱音器的琴弦.
4 (of colours) not bright; subdued （指顏色）不耀眼的, 柔和的
muted greens and blues 各種柔和的綠色和藍色.
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mu(穆)+te(特):特肅穆- 靜音
?? 擴展釋義
*[mju:t]n. 啞子, 啞音字母, 弱音器a. 啞的, 無聲的, 沉默的vt. 減弱...的聲音vi. 排泄【醫】 啞的; 啞人
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It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
當時還有人認為，斷掉了主要的食物來源，土著人就會被迫屈服。
When you return to the office the following morning or after the holiday, you can listen to the messages and take any necessary action.
當你第二天早晨或體假后回到辦公室，你可以聽那些留言，然后采取必要的行動。
This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
這是因為人類到達這里之前，這些鳥沒有天敵，因此，它們不需要發育飛行的翅膀。