mute

静音、关掉声音

Please mute your microphone when you are not speaking.

没有发言的时候请将麦克风静音。

消音、减弱

Thick curtains muted the traffic noise from the street.

厚重的窗帘减弱了街上的车声。

压抑、抑制正式

The company tried to mute criticism from its own staff.

公司试图压下内部员工的批评声浪。

静音的、无声的

The television was mute, but the subtitles kept scrolling.

电视处于静音状态，但字幕仍不断卷动。

沉默的、不作声的

He stood mute while the others argued about money.

其他人为钱争吵时，他站在一旁默不作声。

不发音的语言学

The letter k is mute in words like knife.

在 knife 这类字里，字母 k 不发音。

静音键、静音功能

I hit mute the moment the commercials came on.

广告一开始我就按了静音。

弱音器、消音器音乐

The trumpet player slipped a mute into the bell.

小号手把弱音器塞进喇叭口。

哑巴旧式、冒犯

Older novels often describe such characters as mutes.

旧小说常把这类角色称为哑巴。