a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Adjective:
expressed without speech;
"a mute appeal"
"a silent curse"
"best grief is tongueless"
"the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
"unspoken grief"
"choking exasperation and wordless shame"
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Verb:
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
mute的用法和样例:
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用作名词 (n.)
He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret. 他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
He has been passing himself off as a deaf - mute . 他一直装聋作哑。
You need get a mute on your guitar to make the tune soft. 你得给吉他安个弱音器好让音柔和一点。
The letter "e" in "mouse" is mute. “mouse”中的字母“e”不发音。