Word · Frequency #14663
mutes
弱音器；消音器
mutes is the plural of mute.
A device used to soften or quiet the sound of a musical instrument, especially a brass instrument.
- 1.
A person who does not have the power of speech.
没有说话能力的人。
- 2.
The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
鹰或隼的粪便
- 3.
a deaf person who is unable to speak
聋哑人
- 4.
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
葬礼上的雇佣哭丧者；殡仪员的助手。
- 5.
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
弱音器
- 6.
An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
用于减弱乐器声音的物体,尤其是铜管乐器的弱音器或钢琴的制音器。
- 7.
An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
用于静音的电子开关或控制装置。
- 8.
A mute swan.
哑天鹅。
静音键；静音开关；哑巴；聋哑人；疣鼻天鹅；雇用的哭丧者；殡葬助理；鹰粪；隼粪
In use
The trumpet player placed a mute in the bell to produce a softer tone.
Saxophonists often use a mute to create a mellow sound.
The violinist's mute dampened the vibrations, making the music quieter.
Connections
Collocations
- deaf mute
- 聋哑人
- The novel's protagonist is a deaf mute who communicates through sign language.这部小说的主人公是一个通过手语交流的聋哑人。
- trumpet mute
- 小号弱音器
- He played the passage with a trumpet mute to create a softer tone.他带着小号弱音器演奏这段，以营造更柔和的音色。
- practice mute
- 练习用弱音器
- Violinists often use a practice mute when rehearsing in an apartment.小提琴手在公寓里排练时经常使用练习用弱音器。
- play with a mute
- 用弱音器演奏
- The trumpeter played with a mute for the slow movement.小号手在慢乐章中用弱音器演奏。
Synonyms
- deaf-mute
- 聋哑者；又聋又哑的人 · 与 mute 同义，但更明确地同时指“聋”和“哑”；两者都属旧式用语，现代英语中常被认为冒犯。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把mute记成“闷”：m像手捂住嘴，u像嘴张不开——人成了哑巴，乐器也像塞了弱音器，声音发闷。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：music performance、instrument maintenance、recording studio 作为名词，mute 的常用义是“弱音器”，多用于音乐演奏（尤其是铜管乐器）或录音场景，比较中性、专业；另一个旧义“聋哑人”现在通常被认为过时且可能冒犯，建议避免使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /juːt/ 结尾，与 mute 押韵（重音在词尾）。注意拼写相似的 flute /fluːt/、salute /səˈluːt/、chute /ʃuːt/ 的元音为 /uːt/，minute（名词）读 /ˈmɪnɪt/，都不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.