inaudible

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·au·di·ble /ɪnˈɔːdəbəl $ -ˈɒː-/ adjective HEARtoo quiet to be heard 听不见的 OPP audible The noise of the wind made her cries inaudible. 风声盖过了她的叫喊声。► see thesaurus at quiet —inaudibly adverb ‘No, ’ she whispered, almost inaudibly. “不。”她声音轻得几乎听不见。 —inaudibility /ɪnˌɔːdəˈbɪləti $ -ˌɒː-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

inaudible• In a cathedral the choir sounds magnificent, but the unfortunate parson may be inaudible.• Latowa came out of the shop with a dusky skinned Asiatic man, and the conversation was animated, if inaudible.• That they exist is something of a miracle, so one should not grumble that the lines are often inaudible.• This last she finally revealed with hanging head and in a voice all but inaudible.• Her voice was so faint, it was almost inaudible.• Three girls were singing something but their words were almost inaudible.• A condition of running it through the grounds was that it be made quite invisible and inaudible from the house.• Michael went bright red, and muttering something inaudible, he walked out of the room.• Above the kitchen chimney stack, the sky quavers on a high inaudible note.• Aunt Jessica let out an inaudible sigh.• Nick's voice was inaudible through the glass barrier.• The whistle is inaudible to most humans.• Dong's answer came in an almost inaudible whisper.

in·au·di·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

too heard Corpus quiet be to

inaudible
in‧au‧di‧ble /ɪnˈɔːdəbəl, ɪnˈɔːdɪbəl $ -ˈɒː-/

adjective
too quiet to be heard
OPP audible:

The noise of the wind made her cries inaudible.
—inaudibly adverb:

‘No,’ she whispered, almost inaudibly.
—inaudibility /ɪnˌɔːdəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌɔːdɪˈbɪləti $ -ˌɒː-/ noun [uncountable]

THESAURUS

■ a quiet sound or voice
   ▪ quiet not making a loud sound: I heard a quiet voice behind me. | a car with a quiet engine
   ▪ low quiet – especially because you do not want people to hear or be disturbed: Doug was on the phone, speaking in a low voice. | I turned the volume down low.
   ▪ soft quiet and pleasant to listen to: Soft music was playing in the background. | His voice was soft and gentle.
   ▪ silent not making any sound at all: a silent prayer | silent laughter | The machines were virtually silent.
   ▪ hushed deliberately quiet because you do not want people to hear – used about people’s voices: They were talking about money in hushed tones. | The doctor’s voice was hushed and urgent.
   ▪ faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away: The men went ahead and their voices got fainter and fainter. | the faint sound of bells
   ▪ muffled difficult to hear, for example because the sound comes from another room or someone’s mouth is covered by something: Muffled voices were coming from downstairs. | the muffled sound of someone crying
   ▪ dull [only before noun] a dull sound is not loud – used especially about the sound of something hitting another thing: He hit the ground with a dull thud.
   ▪ inaudible too quiet to hear: The sound is inaudible to the human ear. | Her answer came in an almost inaudible whisper.

in·aud·ible

BrE

/ɪnˈɔːdəbl/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈɔːdəbl/

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adjective

~ (to sb)

that you cannot hear 听不见的