名詞 muffle:

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

動(dòng)詞 muffle:

1. conceal or hide
   同義詞：smother, stifle, strangle, repress
2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   同義詞：mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

1. Muffle cat catch no mice.
   蒙眼貓難捕鼠。
2. He walked out into the snow, heavily muffled up in a thick scarf and warm overcoat.
   他雪天出門，裹著厚厚的圍巾，穿著暖和的大衣。
3. We muffled the oars to stop them splashing noisily.
   我們裹住船漿以減小濺水聲。

muffle

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
muf.fled,muf.fling,muf.fles
To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.
裹上：為保暖、保護(hù)或保密的目的用毯子或毛巾包起來(lái)

To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound:
裹上使聲音減弱：
例句：
muffled the drums.
捂住使鼓聲減弱

To deaden (a sound):
消音：使（聲音）減弱或消失：
例句：
The sand muffled the hoofbeats.
沙子使得蹄聲減弱了

To make vague or obscure:
使變得模糊或不清楚：
例句：
.His message was so muffled by learning and ‘a(chǎn)rtiness’.(Walter Blair)
.他的意思被知識(shí)和所謂的‘藝術(shù)性’弄得模糊不清.(沃爾特·布萊爾)

To repress; stifle.
壓抑：壓抑；阻止
n.（名詞）
Something that muffles.
包裹：用以包裹的東西
A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.
隔焰窯：燒陶器時(shí)爐內(nèi)防止火焰直接與之接觸的隔焰窯或其一部分

來(lái)源：
Middle English muflen
中古英語(yǔ) muflen
possibly from Old French mofler [to stuff]
可能源自 古法語(yǔ) mofler [填充]
from mofle [glove] * see muff 2
源自 mofle [手套] *參見(jiàn) muff2

muffle
muffle 2

n.（名詞）
The fleshy, hairless snout of certain mammals, such as ruminants.
鼻唇：哺乳動(dòng)物肉質(zhì)的無(wú)毛口鼻部，如反芻動(dòng)物

來(lái)源：
French mufle
法語(yǔ) mufle
perhaps blend of moufle [chubby face] from Old French * see muff 2
可能混合了 moufle [圓胖的臉] 源自 古法語(yǔ) *參見(jiàn) muff2
museau [muzzle] from Old French musel * see muzzle
museau [（狗、狐等）凸出的口鼻] 源自 古法語(yǔ) musel *參見(jiàn) muzzle