muffle
muffle
verb
[with obj.](常作 be muffled)
verb
[with obj.](常作 be muffled)
- wrap or cover for warmth
（为保暖等）围裹，裹住；蒙住
it was very cold and everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves.
天很冷，人人都严严实实地裹着大衣和围巾。
■cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness
包住（声源）以压低声响
[as adj. muffled]the soft beat of a muffled drum.
被压低的击鼓声。
■make (a sound) quieter or less distinct
使（声音）轻微（或低沉）
his voice was muffled.
他压低了声音。
■restrain or conceal (someone) with wrappings
（为限制行动或藏匿而）蒙住，包住（某人）
the boy was bound and muffled.
男孩被捆绑并被蒙起来。
- [usu. as modifier]a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products
隔焰窑；隔焰室
a muffle furnace.
隔焰炉，回热炉，膛式炉。
- late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th cent.) from Old French moufle 'thick glove'
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