muted /'mjuitid/ adj. 1 (of sounds ^ quiet; not as loud as usual ft ft 65; M 35 65: They spoke in muted voices. iMl35^iftlf Mo 2 (of emotions, opinions, etc. 'If    not strongly expressed XIKXif 65 ;

^ M X 6B fift 65 : The proposals received only a muted response. M ® It ^ itkW % f>J $ fll 65 0 e 3 (of colours, light, etc.    ftdt^) not bright Bff&65;

a dress in muted shades of blue Bf   4 (of

musical instruments used with a mute 65: muted trumpets

mute ly /‘mjuitli/ adv. without speaking fsWife; — ill BOH SILENTLY

muti /'mu:ti/ noun [U] {SAfrE) 1 African medicines or magic charms that are prepared from plants, animals, etc. (mtmm.            ±m,

2 any kind of medicine 15

mu ti late /'mjuitileit/ verb [VN] 1 to damage sb’s body very severely, especially by cutting or tearing off part ofit{£$|Jg;       The body had been

badly mutilated.   2 to damage sth very

badly f* Jr ]gt ; §£ ff HTTI vandalize : Intruders slashed and mutilated several paintings.    M3|t65 Ajltif

T 0 /l lPS vA H o ► mu-ti-la-tion /.mjuiti'leiXn/ noun [U, C]: Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast. &

mutineer /,mju:ta'ma(r); NAmE -'mr/ noun a person who takes part in a mutiny   Ez.ffi.ft

mu tin ous /'mjuitanas/ adj. 1 refusing to obey the orders of sb in authority; wanting to do this X9WM65; 2^X5HI65; i&5 PTI^l rebellious: mutinous

workers         0 a mutinous expression Jxifitf}

If 2 taking part in a mutiny #MS?fL65; #MH£565 ► mu tin ous ly adv.

mu-tiny/'mjuitani/ noun, verb

a noun {pi. -ies) [U, C] the act of refusing to obey the orders of sb in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors ( % Ih 65 )  B$]: Discontent among the

ship’s crew finally led to the outbreak of mutiny. M 65 X P ‘If M SI 7 M $L o 0 the famous movie ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ W % f& B iffiM ^ IfiL ifi‘> o We have a family mutiny on our hands! Olt ft 7 ££ 3*, ffir ^ Mo

mverb (mutinies, mu-tiny-ing, mu-tin-ied, mu-tin-ied) [V] (especially of soldiers or sailors Is ± ^ ^ to

refuse to obey the orders of sb in authority  BL

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mut ism /'mjuitizam/ noun [U] (medical E) a medical condition in which a person is unable to speakMMK

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mutt /mAt/ noun {informal, especially NAmE) a dog, espe­cially one that is not of a particular breed $J; X # H771 MONGREL

mut-ter /'niAta(r)/ verb, noun

mverb 1 ~ (sth) (to sb/yourself) (about sth) to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth nj| u£ ; 8$ nff : [v speech] ‘How dare she, ’ he muttered under his breath. Ilk 35 f* nf it:      “      ” O [V] She just sat there

muttering to herself. M J* fE JP j L <f& £&BP dp n£ 65 0 0 [VN] / muttered something about needing to get back to work.

[also V that] 2 ~ (about sth) to complain about sth, without saying publicly what you think ( #£T ) IB 3K, - £  *3 HTH grumble : [V]

Workers continued to mutter about the management. X A&TXfmy [also V that]

■ noun [usually sing.] a quiet sound or words that are diffi­cult to hear flj§ ; 8$ vfc; ft : the soft mutter of voices ^65fl£i£/^

muttering/'mAtarir]/ noun [U] 1 (also mutterings[pl.]) complaints that you express privately rather than openly ( f£ X 65 ) IS £8 , $ H : There have been mutterings about his leadership. jj&TMflfe65^-X“ilL£& ^ X ®t o 2 words that you speak very quietly to your­self ninSSig-

mut ton /'mAtn/ noun [U] meat from a fully grown sheep #•   —compare lamb n.{2) r»T71 mutton

dressed as lamb {BrE, informal, disapproving) used to describe a woman who is trying to look younger than

he really is, especially by wearing clothes that are designed for young people    65 fc A;

,mutton 'chops (also .mutton chop 'whiskers) noun [pi.] hair at the sides of a man’s face which is grown so that it is very wide and round in shape at the bottom

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mu tual /'mjuitjual/ adj. 1 used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally 5 65; itfc 65; mutual respect/understanding IB K 65 M- W / J! I? o mutual support/aid fBS65^l#/^S!j o I don’t like her, and I think the feeling is mutual (= she doesn’t like me either). XH-

lito 2 [only before noun] shared by two or more people ^ ^ 65 ; ^ |W] 65 : We met at the home of a mutual friend.        0 They soon

discovered a mutual interest in music. XhWlT^|s]657($]?o ► mu-tu-al-ity /.mjuitXu'aelati/ noun [U, C] {formal)

'mutual fund noun (NAmE) = unit trust mu-tu-al-ly /'mjuitjuali/ adv. felt or done equally by two or more people fBSitfe; Ufcilfc;  a mutu­

ally beneficial/supportive relationship 11 /JLI5 65 X %. o Can we find a mutually convenient time to meet? inRn^tfe^^^r^iS^65B5|a]^®n^p o The two views are not mutually exclusive (= both can be true at the same time).

Muzak™ /'mjuizaek/ noun [U] (often disapproving) continuous recorded music that is played in shops, restaurants, airports, etc. A fL # iP: ef X (

muz zle /'mAzl/ noun, verb

■                  noun 1 the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a

dog or a horse ( , S,#£565 ) P# — picture p

page R28 —compare snout(I) 2 a device made of leather or plastic that you put over the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog, to prevent it from biting people (it  Atlft ) P | 3 the open end of a

gun, where the bullets come out ftt P; P

■                  verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] to put a muzzle over a dog’s

head to prevent it from biting people ( in ) M P $ 2 to prevent sb from expressing their opinions in public as they want to jEkfcJ, fBt'J ( Wife ) ;    EEEl

gag : They accused the government of muzzling the press.    £ ft 0

muzzy /'mAzi/ adj. {BrE, informal) 1 unable to think in a clear way ^J®?I$L65; iM65: a muzzy head 65 AJ® 0 Those drugs made me feel muzzy.

&'$Mo 2 not clear Htl#i$865; X?fM65: a muzzy voice ^^Xl#65^ s' 0 muzzy plans MX^££65if $J MV /,em 'vi:/ abbr. {BrE) (used before the name of a ship) motor vessel (   the MV Puma ||

MVP /,em vi: 'pi/ abbr. {especially NAmE) most valuable player (the best player in a team)

$c M : He has just earned his fourth MVP award this season. MXfill65^07

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MW abbr. 1 medium wave ft $£ 2 {pi. MW) megawatt(s)

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MWA /,em dAblju: 'ei/ abbr. Member of the Welsh Assembly

mwah (also mwa) /mwa:/ exclamation used to represent the sound that some people make when they kiss sb on the cheek ( ^^J^]®65^W ) Dfi mwa-limu /mwai'liimu:/ noun (EAfrE) 1 a teacher ijf, ^ lift (i\^ ihft ^ ) 2 Mwalimu a title or form of address for sb who is respected as a teacher (

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere rSfcftJIfr • /g

mwethya /m'weGja/ noun {pi. mwethya) {EAfrE) a group of people who are involved with projects in a commu­nity, for example building a school or repairing roads («#65 ) IfEMXfm my 0-w /mai/ det. (the possessive form of I * I 65l5f:ffi§

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