释义 |
mute ☞muteadj. [mjuːt] (muter; mutest)
双解释义 1. 缄默的,无声的 silent; making no sound 2. 哑的,不会说话的 unable to speak; dumb 3. (字母)不发音的 not pronounced 词汇搭配 ~+名词 ~ letter 不发音的字母 ~ thanks 无言的谢意~+介词 ~ from birth 生来就哑的 ~ on 对…缄默句型例句 用作定语 ▲ ~+n. She gave me her hand with mute thanks. 她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。 She is mute astonishment. 她惊讶得一时说不出话来。 The word "debt" contains a mute letter. 在debt这个词中有一个不发音的字母。用作表语 ▲ S+be+~ The boy is mute and deaf. 这男孩既聋又哑。 A donkey is not mute but it is dumb. 驴子不是不出声而是不会说话。 The class remained mute when the teacher asked a difficult question. 老师问到难题时,全班都沉默无言。 The child has been mute since birth. 这孩子从生下来就不能讲话。▲ S+be+~+prep.-phrase He is mute on the subject of social system. 他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。用作宾语补足语 ▲ S+V+O+~ He kept himself mute at the meeting. 他在会上保持沉默。词语辨异 ♣ mute, dumb, speechless 参见dumb条。 学习参考 1. mute偶尔也可用作动词,意思是“消除(声音),减轻(声音)”,多用于被动结构。例如: The strings are muted throughout the closing bars of the symphony. 该交响曲结束部分各节中的弦乐全为减弱音量。2. mute还可用作名词,意思是“哑巴;弱音器”。补充资料 [同义词] silent, speechless, wordless, dumb [反义词] articulate, vocal [词源]拉丁语mutus(沉默的,不作声的) |