亚洲网紅露点

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mute

[ myoot ]

adjective

muter, mutest.
  1. silent; refraining from speech or utterance.

    Antonyms:

  2. not emitting or having sound of any kind.
  3. incapable of speech (offensive when applied to humans):

    Animals are mute and are only able to speak in fairy tales and fables.

  4. (of letters) silent; not pronounced:

    The mute 鈥渆鈥 in the word 鈥渄ime鈥 makes the preceding vowel long, so it is not pronounced like 鈥渄im.鈥

  5. Law. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute ).
  6. Fox Hunting. (of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry.


noun

  1. Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
  2. an actor whose part is confined to dumb show.
  3. Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned.
  4. Also called sordino. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
  5. Phonetics. (especially in older use) stop ( def 34b ).
  6. British Obsolete. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner.

verb (used with object)

muted, muting.
  1. to deaden or muffle the sound of:

    The music was a little muted by distance and the trees.

  2. to turn off (a microphone, a speaker, or audio):

    During the commercials, they muted the TV and discussed the game.

    Check the mic icon to make sure you're not muted.

  3. to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color.
  4. to soften or subdue; moderate:

    His happiness about returning to the United States was muted by his concern for the other hostages.

mute

1

/ 尘箩耻藧迟 /

adjective

  1. not giving out sound or speech; silent
  2. unable to speak; dumb
  3. unspoken or unexpressed

    mute dislike

  4. law (of a person arraigned on indictment) refusing to answer a charge
  5. phonetics another word for plosive
  6. (of a letter in a word) silent
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is unable to speak
  2. law a person who refuses to plead when arraigned on indictment for an offence
  3. any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments
  4. phonetics a plosive consonant; stop
  5. a silent letter
  6. an actor in a dumb show
  7. a hired mourner at a funeral
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to reduce the volume of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute, soft pedal, etc
  2. to subdue the strength of (a colour, tone, lighting, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mute

2

/ 尘箩耻藧迟 /

verb

  1. (of birds) to discharge (faeces)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. birds' faeces
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Using this word to refer to people without speech is considered outdated and offensive and should be avoided. The phrase profoundly deaf is a suitable alternative in many contexts
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Sensitive Note

See dumb.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘耻迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞尘耻迟别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘耻迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 尘耻迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mute1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English muet, mewet, muwet, from Old French m眉et, muet, diminutive formation of Old French mu, from Latin 尘奴迟耻蝉 鈥渄umb, inarticulate鈥; -et
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mute1

C14: muwet from Old French mu, from Latin 尘奴迟耻蝉 silent

Origin of mute2

C15: from Old French meutir, variant of esmeltir, of Germanic origin; probably related to smelt 1and melt
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Example Sentences

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When Liverpool last secured a Premier League title - five years ago - the scenes of jubilation were muted by lockdown restrictions.

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Mr Green said: "When you come inside the the garden, the planting is going to be much more textural and muted, with blue flowers to reflect the blue uniforms that the pensioners wear every day."

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It鈥檚 there when everybody coos at Han鈥檚 white cat making a surprise appearance 鈥 and even in how quickly they offer to lip-read and interpret Gladstone鈥檚 comments while she鈥檚 sorting out her mute button.

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There are explosions that make the world go mute 鈥 the dullness of a concussion.

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Bass has already raised nearly $1.4 million for her reelection, but there are questions about whether muted enthusiasm might dampen high-dollar giving this time around.

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