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mum /ˈmʌm/
菊花,沈默(a.)沈默的(vi.)演啞劇
Mum a. Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum.
The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak.
Mum, interj. Be silent! Hush!
Mum, then, and no more. --Shak.
Mum, n. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.
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mum
adj : failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the
witness remained silent" [syn: silent]
n 1: of China [syn: florist's chrysanthemum, florists'
chrysanthemum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum
morifolium]
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom,
momma, mommy, mammy, mummy, mater]
3: secrecy; "mum's the word"
[also: mumming, mummed]