| 主要翻译 |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| mute adj | figurative (person: not speaking) | SCSimplified Chinese 沉默的 chén mò de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 不言不语的 chén mò de ，bù yán bù yǔ de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 少言寡语的 chén mò de ，shǎo yán guǎ yǔ de |
| The prisoner remained mute when the sentence was read. |
| mute adj | dated, now offensive (person: non-speaking) | SCSimplified Chinese 哑的 yǎ de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 不会说话的 yǎ de ，bú huì shuō huà de |
| At first, the strangers did not realise that the young woman was mute. |
| mute n | (TV: silent setting) (电视) | SCSimplified Chinese 默剧，默片 mò jù，mò piàn |
| I always put the TV on mute when the adverts are on. |
| mute n | (silent setting for microphone) (麦克风) | SCSimplified Chinese 静音 |
| During conference calls I keep myself on mute unless I need to talk. |
| mute [sth]⇒ vtr | (sound: deaden, muffle) | SCSimplified Chinese 消音 xiāo yīn |
| SCSimplified Chinese 关闭声音 |
| When using sign language, you mouth some words but mute your voice. |
| mute [sth] vtr | (TV, video: turn off sound) | SCSimplified Chinese 静音 |
| Please mute the TV while your father is talking. |
| mute [sb]⇒ vtr | (video call: set [sb] to silent) | SCSimplified Chinese 将...静音 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 把...的声音关掉 |
| The teacher muted the students while she gave her lesson. |
| mute [sth]⇒ vtr | (social media: hide) (社交媒体) | SCSimplified Chinese 关闭 guān bì |
| SCSimplified Chinese 屏蔽 guān bì，píng bì |
| I muted the word "politics" because I got sick of reading about it. |
