mute
静音,哑巴,缄默,静默
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Definitions
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mut·er, mut·est.
- : silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- : not emitting or having sound of any kind.
- : incapable of speech: Animals are mute and are only able to speak in fairy tales and fables.
- : silent; not pronounced: The mute “e” in the word “dime” makes the preceding vowel long, so it is not pronounced like “dim.”
- : Law. making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial.
- : Fox Hunting. hunting a line without giving tongue or cry.
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- : Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- : an actor whose part is confined to dumb show.
- : Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned.
- : Also called sordino . a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
- : Phonetics. stop.
- : British Obsolete. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner.
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mut·ed, mut·ing.
- : to deaden or muffle the sound of: The music was a little muted by distance and the trees.
- : to turn off:During the commercials, they muted the TV and discussed the game.Check the mic icon to make sure you're not muted.
- : to reduce the intensity of by the addition of another color.
- : to soften or subdue; moderate: His happiness about returning to the United States was muted by his concern for the other hostages.
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Examples
Face-swapped onto an actor, it muted the actor’s expressions.
The limits of a mute buttonTrump has made unpredictability part of his political brand, which Schroeder pegged as the source for many of the current debate challenges.
The feature, which has been in development over the past year, is meant to not only make it easier to find rights-cleared music, but also to address the ongoing issues creators face with having their archives muted.
With the launch of Soundtrack by Twitch, music will be separated into its own audio channel so creators can play the tracks without being worried about muting or receiving strikes against their channel.
Overall, consumer spending will be muted this holiday season compared with last year, making it paramount for brick-and-mortar retailers to be at the top of their e-commerce game.
Holmes played a similar mute role in her marriage to Cruise.
Should Courage give up her war profiteering and settle down to run an honest pub—even if it means abandoning her mute girl?
The same thing happens when her mute daughter, the sweet Kattrin, is shot as she tries to warn a hamlet of impending slaughter.
There had already been a documentary on the case that aimed to do just that, as if killing the messenger would mute the message.
I presume most Republicans will be clever enough to mute impeachment talk before November.
There was a pause, during which Blanche went through a little mute exhibition of amazement and pleasure.
Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
The unmarked e represents the French é, as the e mute is unknown to the Provençal.
He has not courage to proceed; he is mute with grief; he awaits the dreadful recital, and the audience awaits it also.
And straightway I saw that the insect stretched forth its slender arm toward Heaven; mysterious, mute, earnest, it was praying.