【mute音标】 英[mjuːt] 美[mjuːt]
【单词释义】 mute是什么意思：
adj.缄默的；哑的；无声的；（字母）不发音的n.哑巴；（乐器上的）弱音器vt.消音；减轻（声音）；减弱，缓和；关闭声音
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[单词复数] mutes [第三人称单数] mutes
[单词现在分词] muting
[单词过去式] muted
[单词过去分词] muted
【mute形近词/近似词】
brute n.畜生，兽；残暴的人 adj.残忍的；畜生的，动物的；无理性的
acute adj.严重的;急性的
【单词例句】
◇ saying to the king, "You have brought home a common beggar woman for yourself. Who knows what kind of godless things she is secretly doing. Even if she is a mute and cannot speak, she could at least laugh. Anyone who does not laugh has an evil conscience."
她对国王说：“你带回来的姑娘是个穷要饭的。谁知道她在搞甚么鬼名堂呢！就算她是个哑巴，就算她不会说话，可她总能笑一笑吧？从来不笑的人一定心肠很坏！”
---- The Twelve Brothers