mute的音标读法是：[mjuːt]
mute在英文中的意思是：
1、 作形容词时意为“哑的；沉默的；无声的”。
2、 作动词时意为“减弱……的声音；使……柔和”。
3、 作名词时意为“哑巴；弱音器；闭锁音，人名；(塞)穆特”。
Mute出现在句子中是这么用的：
1、People won't talk with those who stay mute all the time.
人们不会和那一些一直保持沉默的人交谈的。
2、Early one morning I saw the Mute Singer washing himself at the river.
一天上午的早些时候，我看见沉默的歌手在河边洗漱。
3、She thought it better to mute her criticism.
她觉得还是婉转地提出批评比较好。
4、The walls were painted in muted tones to show the pictures to good advantage.
墙面被漆成了淡色调，以突出照片。
5、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。
6、The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted
房子里似乎悄然无声，安静得好像已经没人在住一样。
7、You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute if the situation calls for a quiet environment — maybe the baby is sleeping.
如果你需要一个安静的环境，比如在宝宝睡觉时，你甚至可以戴上耳机收听,然后将电视设为静音。
8、They jibbed, sneaked off with their load in the night-quite a muting.
他们磨磨蹭蹭不肯往前走，就在这天晚上，他们开了小差，扛着搬运的东西溜走了——一次地道的抗命叛逃。