mute

英[mju:t]美[mju:t]

a.
1.【书面】沉默的；不出声的；无声的
2.【旧】（人）哑的
n.
1.【音】弱音器
2.【旧】哑巴
v.[T]
1.消音；减音；减弱（尤指乐器）的声音
2.减弱；缓解

形容词：muted

副　词：mutely

同：	[v.] damp, dampen, dull, muffle [n.] deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute [a.] dumb, silent, tongueless, unspoken

dumb，mute

这两个形容词均有“哑的，不能说话的”之意。
dumb可与mute换用，但dumb指根本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。
mute多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑，有时也指因故不说话。

She suffers from lockedin syndromea profound apraxia caused by brain damage that renders her body useless and her voice mute
她患有“锁闭综合症”，这是一种由于大脑受损引起的全面性的运动不能症，导致全身失去功能，嗓子无法发声。收藏
You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's
你拒绝满足她生前最后的一个愿望，却又跟我怄气，因为我不肯像拉鲁哀特殡仪馆花钱雇来的送葬人那样号丧。收藏
the enviable English quality of being able to be mute without unrest(bHenry James)
英国人能够保持沉默而无不安的气质令人羡慕(b亨利·詹姆斯)收藏
She passed herself off as a deaf-mute
她假装是聋哑人。收藏
The deaf and mute communicate by sign language.
聋哑人用手语沟通。收藏

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deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
[同] damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down

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