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

• However, as rents fell in most other competitor economies, the relative effect was more muted.
  然而，由于大多数其他竞争者的租金也在下滑，其相对影响较为平淡。
• The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
  腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
• On the whole criticism was muted.
  大体上批评是压制下去了。
• At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
  最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。
• 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》）
• Criticism of the guidelines has so far been muted.
  对指导方针的批评目前已经缓和下来了。
• More muted growth overseas would also reduce inflation pressures from raw materials costs, he said.
  他表示，国际上较为疲软的经济增长，还将降低源自原材料成本的通胀压力。
• But flows into mutual funds were more muted during the rally from 2003 to 2007.
  但在2003年至2007年的反弹期间，共同基金的资金流入明显减弱。
• 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。
• However, the market reaction to these unprecedented moves was muted.
  尽管如此，市场对这一系列空前举措反应冷淡。