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

• Although Macau and Guangzhou both were "windows" of cultural exchange between the West and China after opening of new sea mutes, there have been certain differences between the two cities in their orientation and roles in the cultural exchange because of various backgrounds.
  本文认为，新航路开辟后，虽然澳门与广州都是中西文化交流的窗口，但由于种种原因，两者在当时中西文化交流中的地位与作用均存在着一定的差异。
• 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。
• At key mo&# 173; ments, he mutes the sound.
  在关键时刻，他会把视频静音。
• Mutes the selected audio clip.
  使所选音频剪辑静音。
• The standard poster or billboard is located mainly on heavily travelled mutes, the fleeting exposure to motorists and passersby demands a brief message, one that can be seen or read in a glance.
  标准的招贴或招贴栏主要处于交通要道，对乘车人或过路人来说，这种对广告的匆匆一瞥决定了广告内容必须简洁，让人能一目了然。
• Selecting OFF mutes the sound of the LFE channel from the sub woofer.
  选择关闭可关闭来自低音炮的LFE声道的声音。
• Establishing the scientific reasonable activity curriculum in the Deaf School raise the quality for deaf-mutes which have the positive efficacy.
  科学合理地开设聋校活动课程，对聋生素质的提高，有着积极的功效。
• Apple added a button to its Safari web browser that mutes sound that unexpectedly starts playing from a webpage.
  苹果在Safari网络浏览器上增设了一个按钮，可以降低网页上突然开始播放的声音。
• 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）。
• 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。