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Muffling Muffle Sound Wrapping Makes Things 英 Mʌfl] 美

英语单词 muffle
英美音标 英 ['mʌfl] 美 ['mʌfl]
中文释义 v.围裹;抑制;发低沉的声音
英语例句 (1) He did his utmost to muffle his feelings.
中文例句 (1) 他竭力抑制自己的感情。
vocabulary简明 To muffle is to quiet a sound, usually by wrapping it with something. If you try to speak with a scarf over your mouth, your voice will be muffled.
vocabulary扩展 When a hitman puts a silencer on a gun, he's muffling the sound of gunshots, since muffling makes things quieter. Usually, muffling involves wrapping something around or putting something over a noisy thing. Muffling dampens, tones down, deadens, and dulls. Also, if you hold down your emotions and don't express them, you're muffling them. Muffling keeps things quiet.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]使(声音)低沉;使(音量)减弱 If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear.
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  • 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。

  • She heard a muffled cough behind her.

    她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。

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