muffle

名词 muffle:

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

动词 muffle:

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

1. Muffle cat catch no mice.
   蒙眼猫难捕鼠。
2. He walked out into the snow, heavily muffled up in a thick scarf and warm overcoat.
   他雪天出门，裹着厚厚的围巾，穿着暖和的大衣。
3. We muffled the oars to stop them splashing noisily.
   我们裹住船浆以减小溅水声。

muffle

v.tr.（及物动词）
muf.fled,muf.fling,muf.fles
To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.
裹上：为保暖、保护或保密的目的用毯子或毛巾包起来

To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound:
裹上使声音减弱：
例句：
muffled the drums.
捂住使鼓声减弱

To deaden (a sound):
消音：使（声音）减弱或消失：
例句：
The sand muffled the hoofbeats.
沙子使得蹄声减弱了

To make vague or obscure:
使变得模糊或不清楚：
例句：
.His message was so muffled by learning and ‘artiness’.(Walter Blair)
.他的意思被知识和所谓的‘艺术性’弄得模糊不清.(沃尔特·布莱尔)

To repress; stifle.
压抑：压抑；阻止
n.（名词）
Something that muffles.
包裹：用以包裹的东西
A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.
隔焰窑：烧陶器时炉内防止火焰直接与之接触的隔焰窑或其一部分

来源：
Middle English muflen
中古英语 muflen
possibly from Old French mofler [to stuff]
可能源自 古法语 mofler [填充]
from mofle [glove] * see muff 2
源自 mofle [手套] *参见 muff2

muffle
muffle 2

n.（名词）
The fleshy, hairless snout of certain mammals, such as ruminants.
鼻唇：哺乳动物肉质的无毛口鼻部，如反刍动物

来源：
French mufle
法语 mufle
perhaps blend of moufle [chubby face] from Old French * see muff 2
可能混合了 moufle [圆胖的脸] 源自 古法语 *参见 muff2
museau [muzzle] from Old French musel * see muzzle
museau [（狗、狐等）凸出的口鼻] 源自 古法语 musel *参见 muzzle