| 单词 | mute |
| 释义 | mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak沉默的；不出声的；无声的；哑的◆the child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落里，一声不吭。◆she gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他摆出一副默默请求的表情。◆the film concerns a mute scottish widow and her passion for music.这部电影讲的是一个苏格兰哑巴寡妇以及她对音乐的热爱。▸ mutely adverb◆he nodded mutely.他默默地点了点头。note 辨析 dumb or mute?in the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. an acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead.表示“哑的”之义时，dumb 和 mute 都已过时，而且 dumb 可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired （有语言障碍）是个可接受的替代词，但很少用，而经常用短语 unable to speak 来表达这个意思◆the 2nd duke of montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特罗斯公爵又聋又哑。mute/mju:t ||; mjut/adj (old-fashioned 旧) not speaking; not able to speak 缄默的；说不出话的 mutesee ⇨ speak 8☞ mute¹☞ mute² |
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