muted

adjective

/ˈmjuːtɪd/

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(of sounds聲音) quiet; not as loud as usual靜靜的；減輕的
- the muted sound of traffic outside外面車輛的微弱聲音
- They spoke in muted voices.他們輕聲說着話。
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- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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(of emotions, opinions, etc.情感、意見等) not strongly expressed含糊不清的；表達不明確的
- The proposals received only a muted response.這個倡議沒有得到明確的回應。
- a distinctly muted and moderate sermon非常克制且溫和的說教
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of colours, light, etc.色彩、光亮等) not bright暗淡的；不明亮的
- She wore a dress in muted shades of blue.她穿了一件淡藍色的連衣裙。
- The rooms are decorated in muted colours.房間用柔和的顔色裝飾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of musical instruments樂器) used with a mute使用弱音器的
- muted trumpets裝有弱音器的小號
(of a television, computer, etc.) with the sound turned off使用弱音器的
- She glanced at the captions on the muted TV.她看了一眼靜音電視上的字幕。