- (North American English) (British English silencer)
a device that is fixed to the exhaust of a vehicle in order to reduce the amount of noise that the engine makes (发动机的)消音器 Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 a device that is fitted to an instrument in order to reduce the amount of noise that it makes, or to a camera, a microphone, etc. to reduce the amount of noise coming from things that you do not want to record 消声器;减声器 - (old-fashioned)
a thick piece of cloth worn around the neck to keep you warm synonym scarf围巾