1. 緘默的;啞口無言的
    Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak.

    e.g. He was mute, distant, and indifferent...
           他一句話也不說，顯得疏遠而冷漠。
    e.g. I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.
           我默默地向葆拉投去懇求的目光。

2. 啞的;不能說話的
    Someone who is mute is unable to speak.

    e.g. Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.
           公爵的女兒瑪麗安娜在遭受了一次電擊后失聲了。

3. 抑制(情感);減弱，緩和(活動強度)
    If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.

    e.g. The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
           腐敗似乎沒有影響國家經(jīng)濟的持續(xù)繁榮。

4. 降低，減弱(音量)
    If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.

    e.g. They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive...
           他們開始壓低嗓門，不再那么肯定了。
    e.g. At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
           最初長滿樹木的山坡吸收了噪音。

5. （樂器上的）弱音器
    A mute is a device which can be used to make a musical instrument produce a quieter, softer sound.