muffle

英 [ˈmʌfl]

美 [ˈmʌfl]

v.  压抑(声音); 使(声音)降低; 使听不清; 裹住，覆盖，蒙住(以保暖)

过去分词：muffled　过去式：muffled　现在分词：muffling　第三人称单数：muffles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16123 / COCA.13309

牛津词典

verb

• 压抑（声音）；使（声音）降低；使听不清
  to make a sound quieter or less clear
  1. He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
     他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。
• 裹住，覆盖，蒙住（以保暖）
  to wrap or cover sb/sth in order to keep them/it warm
  1. She muffled the child up in a blanket.
     她用毯子将孩子裹得严严实实。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使(声音)低沉;使(音量)减弱
  If somethingmufflesa sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear.
  1. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice...
     布莱克把手绢包在话筒上，以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。
  2. She heard a muffled cough behind her.
     她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。

英英释义

noun

• a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

verb

• conceal or hide
  1. smother a yawn
  2. muffle one's anger
  3. strangle a yawn
  Synonym:smotherstiflestranglerepress
• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  Synonym:mutedulldampdampentone down

双语例句

• Mother made an effort to muffle her emotions.
  母亲努力控制自己的感情。
• He could muffle the sound of his work by wrapping the head of his hammer in rock-polishing cloths, but what to do with the pulverized concrete and the occasional chunks that came out whole?
  然而拖慢速度的最大难题，还是如何处理敲下来的混凝土块。他可以把磨石布包住锤头来消音，但是敲下来的碎片要怎么处理呢？
• His mother made him muffle himself up before he could go out to play in the snow.
  他母亲让他把自己裹得严严实实，才放他到外面雪地里去玩。
• You would hear love's faint murmur, but when love shouts you would muffle your ears.
  你们愿听取爱微弱的低语，但当爱呼喊时，你们却掩住双耳。
• She heard a muffled cough behind her.
  她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。
• MgO whiskers have been obtained by calcining the precursor whisker in muffle oven at appropriate conditions.
  以水合碳酸镁晶须为前驱物，无保护气氛，通过控制煅烧温度和时间在马弗炉内灼烧，可以获得结晶良好的MgO晶须。
• This problem, of course, is no different than that experienced by recipients of donor organs, who take drugs to muffle their body's immune system.
  当然这和器官移植中的排异反应没有什么区别。在器官移植中病人要服用药物来抑制自身的免疫系统。
• Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice
  布莱克把手绢包在话筒上，以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。
• Make sure you muffle up properly, because it's pretty cold outside.
  注意穿暖些，外面相当冷。
• He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
  他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想压低声音。