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mute·st 英mjuːt美mjuːt 基本双解英英辨析词源搭配近义反义句型例句 n.哑子⁵;弱音器¹⁵;默音字母⁵adj.哑的¹⁹;沉默的³¹;无声的¹⁴vt.减音⁵;减弱⁶vi.鸟排泄副词mutely比较级muter最高级mutest名词muteness过去分词muted现在分词muting三单mutes adj.形容词 缄默的,无声的silent; making no sound 哑的,不会说话的unable to speak; dumb 字母不发音的not pronounced Noun: a deaf person who is unable to speaka device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument Adjective: expressed without speech;a mute appeal a silent curse best grief is tongueless the words stopped at her lips unsounded unspoken grief choking exasperation and wordless shame unable to speak because of hereditary deafness Verb: deaden a sound or noise, especially by wrapping adj.形容词 mute, dumb, speechlessdumb一般指根本没有说话能力,常指动物; mute 强调为某种原因而沉默; speechless 指哑口无言的。 dumb,mute这两个形容词均有“哑的,不能说话的”之意。 dumb可与mute换用,但dumb指原本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。 mute多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑,有时也指因故不说话。 1579年左右进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的mutus,意为沉默的,不作声的。 用作形容词 adj. ~+名词mute letter不发音的字母mute thanks无言的谢意~+介词mute from birth生来就哑的mute on对…缄默 近义词 dumbsilentwordlessspeechless反义词 vocalarticulate 用作形容词adj. 用作定语 ~+ n.She gave me her hand with mute thanks.她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。 She is mute astonishment.她惊讶得一时说不出话来。 The word “debt” contains a mute letter.在debt这个词中有一个不发音的字母。 用作表语 S+be+~The boy is mute and deaf.这男孩既聋又哑。 A donkey is not mute but it is dumb.驴子不是不出声而是不会说话。 The class remained mute when the teacher asked a difficult question.老师问到难题时,全班都沉默无言。 The child has been mute since birth.这孩子从生下来就不能讲话。S+be+~+ prep .-phraseHe is mute on the subject of social system.他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。 用作宾语补足语 S+V+O+~He kept himself mute at the meeting.他在会上保持沉默。 动词53%,形容词43%,名词4% You need get a mute on your guitar to make the tune soft.你得给吉他安个弱音器好让音柔和一点。用作形容词用作及物动词⎤ |