mutes
mutes — 動詞
- mutespresent simple I / you / we / they
- muteses3rd person singular
- mutesing-ing form
- mutesedpast simple
1. the third-person singular present form used when a person, object, or material m
靜音
把聲音關掉或明顯壓低
the third-person singular present form used when a person, object, or material makes a sound much quieter or stops it from being heard
Yuki mutes the television whenever her baby starts crying upstairs.
Yuki 每次樓上的寶寶一哭，就會把電視靜音。
mutes + device to stop household noise
Heavy snow mutes the traffic outside the hospital before dawn.
大雪在天亮前把醫院外的車聲壓得很低。
The thick curtain mutes street music from the festival below.
厚窗簾把樓下音樂節傳來的街頭音樂悶得比較小聲。
Nila mutes her phone before the play begins at school.
Nila 在學校的戲開始前，把手機設成靜音。
文法句型
mutes + [noise/device]
mutes + [place/surface] + sound
用法筆記
The object is usually a device, a noise, or something that carries the noise. Distinguish it from sense 2, where a person's microphone is the thing being silenced during a call.
常見錯誤
2. the third-person singular present form used when someone stops another person's
禁麥
讓某人在通話中無法被聽見
the third-person singular present form used when someone stops another person's microphone from being heard on an online call or meeting
Adisa mutes one student when loud dishes crash in the kitchen.
廚房裡碗盤一直碰撞時，Adisa 會把一名學生禁麥。
mutes + person during an online class
The host mutes Christopher after the dog starts barking again.
那隻狗又開始叫時，主持人就把 Christopher 禁麥了。
During staff meetings, the app mutes late arrivals for a minute.
在員工會議裡，這個程式會先把遲到的人禁麥一分鐘。
Our teacher mutes Gabriel while the class settles after break.
下課休息後全班還沒安靜下來時，老師會把 Gabriel 禁麥。
- unmutes
lets the person's audio be heard again
文法句型
mutes + [person]
mutes + [participant] on a call
用法筆記
This sense belongs to video calls, livestreams, and online classes. The object is a person or participant, even though what actually goes silent is that person's microphone.
常見錯誤
3. the third-person singular present form used when a player puts a mute on an inst
加弱音器
替樂器裝上弱音器或做弱音處理
the third-person singular present form used when a player puts a mute on an instrument so the sound becomes softer or changes color
Otis mutes his trumpet before the quiet solo begins.
安靜獨奏開始前，Otis 會替自己的小號加上弱音器。
mutes + trumpet for a softer tone
In the second movement, the score mutes the violins together.
在第二樂章裡，譜上要求小提琴一起做弱音處理。
The guitarist mutes each string with her palm near the bridge.
那位吉他手會在琴橋附近用手掌把每根弦做弱音。
Before rehearsal, Constanza mutes her cello for the opening passage.
排練前，Constanza 會先替大提琴裝上弱音器，好演奏開頭那段。
文法句型
mutes + [instrument]
用法筆記
Common with brass and string instruments. In guitar contexts, it can describe technique-based muting with the hand, while in orchestral contexts it often means attaching a separate device.
常見錯誤
4. the third-person singular present form used when someone hides another person's
隱藏動態
不解除關注而先藏起貼文或提醒
the third-person singular present form used when someone hides another person's posts, messages, or chat alerts on a social platform without removing the connection
Mayumi mutes her cousin on Instagram during exam week.
考試週期間，Mayumi 會先把表親在 Instagram 上的動態隱藏。
mutes + person on a named platform
Felipe mutes the family chat after midnight every school night.
Felipe 每個上課日晚上一過午夜，就把家族聊天靜音。
mutes + chat to stop alerts
Aylin mutes one account but still follows its travel photos.
Aylin 會把某個帳號的動態隱藏，但還是繼續追蹤它的旅遊照片。
When campaign season starts, my uncle mutes political groups online.
一到選舉季，我叔叔就會把政治社團的更新先藏起來。
文法句型
mutes + [account/person/chat]
mutes + [chat] on a platform
用法筆記
The person, account, or chat usually stays in your contacts or follows list. Distinguish it from 'blocks', which cuts contact more strongly, and from 'unfollows', which ends the update stream entirely.
常見錯誤
mutes — 名詞
- mutessingular
- mutesesplural
1. small devices attached to musical instruments to make the sound softer or to giv
弱音器
裝在樂器上讓音量變小或音色改變的裝置
small devices attached to musical instruments to make the sound softer or to give it a different tone
The trumpet case held three mutes for jazz and orchestra work.
那個小號盒裡放著三個適合爵士和管弦樂的弱音器。
mutes for different playing styles
Before the recording, the string players clipped on their practice mutes.
錄音前，弦樂手把練習用弱音器夾到琴上。
Music shops sell rubber mutes for beginners who practise at home.
樂器行會賣給初學者在家練習用的橡膠弱音器。
The conductor asked for cup mutes in the last section.
指揮在最後一段要求大家換上杯形弱音器。
- dampers
broader term for things that reduce vibration, not just musical devices
文法句型
mutes for + instrument
different mutes
put on mutes
用法筆記
Most often used for trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, and similar instruments. Different shapes create different colors of sound, not just lower volume.
常見錯誤
2. buttons or controls on electronic devices that stop the sound completely
靜音鍵
電子設備上用來關閉聲音的按鍵或控制
buttons or controls on electronic devices that stop the sound completely
The classroom tablets have side mutes beside the volume keys.
教室裡的平板在音量鍵旁邊都有側邊靜音鍵。
mutes on a device beside other controls
Grandpa could not find the mutes on either remote control.
爺爺在兩個遙控器上都找不到那些靜音鍵。
Our office headsets use touch mutes instead of hard buttons.
我們辦公室的耳機用的是觸控式靜音鍵，不是實體按鈕。
During the fire drill, staff checked the mutes on every monitor.
消防演練時，員工檢查了每一台螢幕上的靜音鍵。
- mute buttons
the fuller everyday name for these controls
文法句型
press the mutes
mutes on + device
find the mutes
用法筆記
This use often appears in manuals or when talking about several devices at once. For one control, people more often say 'the mute button' or simply 'the mute'.
常見錯誤
3. (old use, now extremely offensive) a hurtful plural label once used for people w
舊稱啞巴
過時且冒犯，指無法說話的人
(old use, now extremely offensive) a hurtful plural label once used for people who could not speak
Older reports sometimes called Deaf children mutes, which modern editors reject.
較早期的報導有時把聾童稱作「啞巴」，但現代編輯會拒用。
historical mention with explicit rejection
The museum caption explains why the word mutes now sounds deeply insulting.
博物館的說明牌解釋了為什麼 mutes 這個詞現在聽來很冒犯。
Current disability guides tell writers never to call people mutes.
現代障礙議題寫作指南都提醒作者，絕不能把人稱作「啞巴」。
That history book keeps the old term mutes only in quoted material.
那本歷史書只在引文裡保留舊稱 mutes。
文法句型
call people mutes
the word mutes
用法筆記
Do not use this word for people in modern English. Use a full phrase such as 'people who cannot speak' or follow the community's preferred wording instead.