mutes

英 [mjuːts]

美 [mjuːts]

n.  弱音器; 哑巴
v.  消音; 减音; 减弱(尤指乐器)的声音; 减弱; 缓解
mute的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 缄默的;哑口无言的
  Someone who ismuteis silent for a particular reason and does not speak.
  1. He was mute, distant, and indifferent...
     他一句话也不说，显得疏远而冷漠。
  2. I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.
     我默默地向葆拉投去恳求的目光。
  3. Muteis also an adverb.
     
  4. He could watch her standing mute by the phone...
     他能看到她一声不响地站在电话旁。
  5. He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky.
     他静静坐着，凝视天空，一言不发，心驰神往。
• ADJ 哑的;不能说话的
  Someone who ismuteis unable to speak.
  1. Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.
     公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在遭受了一次电击后失声了。
• VERB 抑制(情感);减弱，缓和(活动强度)
  If someonemutessomething such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.
  1. The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
     腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
• VERB 降低，减弱(音量)
  If youmutea noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.
  1. They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive...
     他们开始压低嗓门，不再那么肯定了。
  2. At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
     最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。
• （乐器上的）弱音器
  Amuteis a device which can be used to make a musical instrument produce a quieter, softer sound.

双语例句

• Conclusion: Communication with deaf-mutes patients using hand language can benefit patients and help to improve the quality of nursing.
  结论：以手语为主与聋哑病人的交流，可提高对聋哑病人的护理质量。
• The country's past record mutes any hopes for a diplomatic solution.
  该国过去的记录减弱了其寻求外交解决的希望。
• Communication with deaf-mutes patients by hand language can improve nursing care
  与聋哑病人手语交流可以提高护理质量
• The mother made a tough decision that Tim would be sent to the school for deaf mutes, as she knew that only by accepting the reality as soon as possible could Tim get out of the shadow soon.
  母亲狠下心把蒂姆送到了聋哑学校，她知道要想让儿子早日从阴影里走出来，就必须尽快接受现实。
• These enable guests to adjust their room's lighting and temperature, set the alarm clock, see world times, and activate the'do not disturb'sign ( activating this also mutes the door bell).
  让宾客根据所需调校灯光、室温、闹钟、世界时间和请勿骚扰标志（启动这功能同时也会关闭门铃）。
• But having been very chatty a few minutes previously, they all seemed to have become deaf mutes in his presence.
  但是聊得很热火的时候，一见此人，所有的人都只好装聋扮哑。
• The standard poster or billboard is located mainly on heavily travelled mutes, the fleeting exposure to motorists and passersby demands a brief message, one that can be seen or read in a glance.
  标准的招贴或招贴栏主要处于交通要道，对乘车人或过路人来说，这种对广告的匆匆一瞥决定了广告内容必须简洁，让人能一目了然。
• Objective: To discuss the method of communication with deaf-mutes patient to improve the quality of nursing.
  目的：探讨与聋哑病人的交流，以提高护理质量。
• Apple added a button to its Safari web browser that mutes sound that unexpectedly starts playing from a webpage.
  苹果在Safari网络浏览器上增设了一个按钮，可以降低网页上突然开始播放的声音。
• Although Macau and Guangzhou both were "windows" of cultural exchange between the West and China after opening of new sea mutes, there have been certain differences between the two cities in their orientation and roles in the cultural exchange because of various backgrounds.
  本文认为，新航路开辟后，虽然澳门与广州都是中西文化交流的窗口，但由于种种原因，两者在当时中西文化交流中的地位与作用均存在着一定的差异。