muted

英 [ˈmjuːtɪd]

美 [ˈmjuːtɪd]

adj.  静静的; 减轻的; 含糊不清的; 表达不明确的; 暗淡的; 不明亮的
v.  消音; 减音; 减弱(尤指乐器)的声音; 减弱; 缓解
mute的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：muted　过去式：muted　

考研GRE

BNC.9922 / COCA.9361

牛津词典

adj.

• 静静的；减轻的
  quiet; not as loud as usual
  1. They spoke in muted voices.
     他们轻声说着话。
• 含糊不清的；表达不明确的
  not strongly expressed
  1. The proposals received only a muted response.
     这些提案没有得到明确的回应。
• 暗淡的；不明亮的
  not bright
  1. a dress in muted shades of blue
     暗蓝色调的连衣裙
• 使用弱音器的
  used with a mute
  1. muted trumpets
     装有弱音器的小号

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (颜色)柔和的，不鲜艳的
  Mutedcolours are soft and gentle, not bright and strong.
  1. He likes sombre, muted colours — she likes bright colours...
     他喜欢暗淡、柔和的颜色;而她喜欢明艳的颜色。
  2. the muted greens of the far pasture...
     远处牧场淡淡的绿色

英英释义

adj

• being or made softer or less loud or clear
  1. the dull boom of distant breaking waves
  2. muffled drums
  3. the muffled noises of the street
  4. muted trumpets
  Synonym:dullmuffledsoftened
• in a softened tone
  1. hushed voices
  2. muted trumpets
  3. a subdued whisper
  4. a quiet reprimand
  Synonym:hushedsubduedquiet

双语例句

• Before last Friday, the response by News Corp to the crisis was muted.
  上周五之前，面对危机，新闻集团的反应是保持沉默。
• Only in wind and thunder can the country show its vitality,| alas, the ten thousand horses all muted!
  九州生气恃风雷，万马齐喑究可哀。（龚自珍《己亥杂诗》）
• The markets 'response to the debt ceiling showdown in Washington has so far been muted.
  对于华盛顿正在上演的美国债务上限摊牌，市场反应迄今是低调的。
• It was a muted debut, but the message was clear.
  这是一场无声的处女秀，但释放的信息却非常清晰。
• People spoke in muted voices.
  人们压低了嗓门轻声说话。
• "We felt a muted thud," Shivam Iyer told the New York Times.
  “我们感到一声闷响，”ShivamIyer对“纽约时报”记者说。
• What I see now is the urgency for policy reform is rather muted, he says.
  我目前看到的情况，是政策改革的紧迫性还相当低，他表示。
• At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
  最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。
• While the US has led such criticism, other countries have joined in in a more muted way.
  虽然对中国的批评主要来自美国，但其它国家也以更柔和的方式加入了进来。
• Demand from India has been muted because of government restrictions on gold imports.
  此外印度的黄金需求也受到抑制，因印度政府出台了限制黄金进口的措施。