a.

1. 沉默的；一时说不出话的；不用言语表达的
   a mute appeal

   无声的恳求

   The prisoner sat mute, offering nothing in his own defence.

   那个囚犯一声不吭地坐着，没说任何为自己辩护的话。

2. 哑的，不会说话的
   The child has been mute since birth.

   那孩子生来就是哑巴。

3. 【语】（字母）不发音的，闭锁音的
   The letter "e" in "mouse" is mute.

   “mouse”中的字母“e”不发音。

n.[C]

1. 哑巴
2. 【语】闭锁音
3. 【音】弱音器

vt.

1. 消除（声音），减轻（声音）
   mute a musical instrument

   减低乐器的声音

2. 使（颜色等）柔和
   The artist muted the colors.

   那画家把色彩抹得柔和些。

adj.

1. (of a person) refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
   ▸lacking the faculty of speech.
   ▸(of hounds) not giving tongue while hunting.
2. (of a letter) not pronounced.

n.

1. a person without the power of speech.
   ▸historical (in some Asian countries) a servant who was deprived of the power of speech.
2. historical a professional attendant or mourner at a funeral.
3. a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings.
4. a pad or cone placed in the opening of a brass or other wind instrument.

v.

1. deaden or muffle the sound of.
2. reduce the strength or intensity of.
   ▸ [as adj. muted] (of colour or lighting) not bright; subdued.