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 si·lenc·er /ˈsaɪlən(t)sɚ/
 使沈默的人,消音器,消音裝置

 Si·lenc·er n. One that silences; specif.: (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
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 silencer
      n 1: short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the
           sound of firing
      2: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system
         that is designed to reduce noise [syn: muffler]