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.-phrase
He 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。
词语辨异
mute, dumb, speechless
参见dumb条。
学习参考
1.mute偶尔也可用作动词,意思是“消除(声音),减轻(声音)”,多用于被动结构。例如:
The strings are muted throughout the closing bars of the symphony.该交响曲结束部分各节中的弦乐全为减弱音量。
2.mute还可用作名词,意思是“哑巴; 弱音器”。
