He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky.
他靜靜坐着,凝視天空,一言不發,心馳神往。
mutely
I crouched by him and grasped his hand, mutely offering what comfort I could.
我蹲在他身旁,握住他的手,默默地,盡我所能地安慰他。
2ADJ 啞的;不能說話的 Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 啞的;不能說話的 [old-fashioned, offensive]
Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.
公爵的女兒瑪麗安娜在遭受了一次電擊後失聲了。
3VERB 抑制(情感);減弱,緩和(活動強度) If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. 抑制(情感);減弱,緩和(活動強度)
The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom. [VERB noun]
腐敗似乎沒有影響國家經濟的持續繁榮。
muted
The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism.
這一威脅和他這屆政府之前低調的指責形成了鮮明的對比。
The financial markets gave a muted response to the Democrats' triumph.
金融市場對民主黨的勝利反響不大。
4VERB 降低,減弱(音量) If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 降低,減弱(音量)
They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive. [VERB noun]
他們開始壓低嗓門,不再那麽肯定了。
At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds. [VERB noun]