词典释义：
refraining from speech or temporarily speechless
强忍着不说话的；缄默的；一时说不出话的
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Irene, the talkative one, was now mute .那个碎嘴子艾琳这会儿却不做声了。
not expressed in speech
不用语言表达的，无声的
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she gazed at him in mute appeal .她对他凝眸直视，无声地求助。
characterized by an absence of sound; quiet
无声的；宁静的
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the great church was mute and dark .宏伟的教堂里静悄悄，黑魆魆的。
〈旧〉 （人）哑的。
(of hounds)not giving tongue while hunting
（猎犬）追猎时不吠叫的。
(of a letter)not pronounced
（字母）哑音的，无音的
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mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel .哑音e通常在以元音开始的后缀前省略掉。
〈旧〉 哑巴。
〈史〉 （一些亚洲国家的）哑奴，哑仆。
〈史〉 哑剧演员。
〈史〉 受雇的送葬人，以送葬为业者。
a device which softens the sound (and typically alters the tone) of a musical instrument, in particular
（乐器的）弱音器，尤指：
a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings
（装在弦乐器琴马上的）夹头式弱音器。
a pad or cone placed in the opening of a brass or other wind instrument
（装在管乐器管口的垫式或圆锥体）弱音器。
a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound
消声器，弱音器。
deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
消除…的声音；减轻…的声音
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her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet .厚厚的地毯减轻了她的脚步声。
muffle the sound of (a musical instrument), especially by the use of a mute
用弱音器减弱（乐器）的声音。
〈喻〉 减弱；缓和
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his professional contentment was muted by personal sadness at the death of his mother .他职业上的满足感被母亲去世所带来的悲哀冲淡了。
"Middle English： from Old French
