mutes

英 [mjuːts]

美 [mjuːts]

n.  弱音器; 哑巴
v.  消音; 减音; 减弱(尤指乐器)的声音; 减弱; 缓解
mute的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 缄默的;哑口无言的
  Someone who ismuteis silent for a particular reason and does not speak.
  1. He was mute, distant, and indifferent...
     他一句话也不说，显得疏远而冷漠。
  2. I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.
     我默默地向葆拉投去恳求的目光。
  3. Muteis also an adverb.
     
  4. He could watch her standing mute by the phone...
     他能看到她一声不响地站在电话旁。
  5. He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky.
     他静静坐着，凝视天空，一言不发，心驰神往。
• ADJ 哑的;不能说话的
  Someone who ismuteis unable to speak.
  1. Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.
     公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在遭受了一次电击后失声了。
• VERB 抑制(情感);减弱，缓和(活动强度)
  If someonemutessomething such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.
  1. The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
     腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
• VERB 降低，减弱(音量)
  If youmutea noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.
  1. They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive...
     他们开始压低嗓门，不再那么肯定了。
  2. At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
     最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。
• （乐器上的）弱音器
  Amuteis a device which can be used to make a musical instrument produce a quieter, softer sound.

双语例句

• Mutes the selected audio clip.
  使所选音频剪辑静音。
• At key mo&# 173; ments, he mutes the sound.
  在关键时刻，他会把视频静音。
• As choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping and shot by Poon Hang Sang, the set piece has an eerie beauty that in no way mutes the brutality of its violence.
  布景中有着一中怪异的美丽，而这种美丽又无法掩盖片中的野蛮的暴力。
• These enable guests to adjust their room's lighting and temperature, set the alarm clock, see world times, and activate the'do not disturb'sign ( activating this also mutes the door bell).
  让宾客根据所需调校灯光、室温、闹钟、世界时间和请勿骚扰标志（启动这功能同时也会关闭门铃）。
• Communication with deaf-mutes patients by hand language can improve nursing care
  与聋哑病人手语交流可以提高护理质量
• Objective: To discuss the method of communication with deaf-mutes patient to improve the quality of nursing.
  目的：探讨与聋哑病人的交流，以提高护理质量。
• The mother made a tough decision that Tim would be sent to the school for deaf mutes, as she knew that only by accepting the reality as soon as possible could Tim get out of the shadow soon.
  母亲狠下心把蒂姆送到了聋哑学校，她知道要想让儿子早日从阴影里走出来，就必须尽快接受现实。
• The country's past record mutes any hopes for a diplomatic solution.
  该国过去的记录减弱了其寻求外交解决的希望。
• But having been very chatty a few minutes previously, they all seemed to have become deaf mutes in his presence.
  但是聊得很热火的时候，一见此人，所有的人都只好装聋扮哑。
• IN THE town there were two mutes, and they were always together.
  镇上有两个哑巴，他们总是在一起。