muffle
muffle 英 [ˈmʌfl] 美 [ˈmʌfəl]
vt. 蒙住；裹住；抑制；发低沉的声音 n. 低沉的声音；消声器；包裹物（如头巾，围巾等）；唇鼻部
进行时:muffling 过去式:muffled 过去分词:muffled 第三人称单数:muffles 名词复数:muffles
- 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.
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- vt. 蒙住；裹住；抑制；发低沉的声音
- n. 低沉的声音；消声器；包裹物（如头巾，围巾等）；唇鼻部
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1. In London, winter and spring are barely distinguishable, because the clouds muffle both seasons.
伦敦的冬天和春天几乎无法区分，因为这两个季节都是阴云笼罩。
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2. In reality, some people are vocal and may moan and groan, other folks may muffle any sounds with a pillow, and yet others may not make a single peep.
真实之中，有些人作声，可能叫唤或呻吟，其他某些人则可能用枕头把骚声闷住，还有一些人则可能不单是叽咕叽咕喃呢作声。
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3. Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted futuristic concepts that look similar to the Concorde, but aim to muffle the annoying and potentially damaging sonic boom problem.
波音和洛克希德马丁都提出了类似于协和式飞机的未来概念，更致力于抑制扰人的和潜在的破坏性音爆问题。
- muffle (n.) "thing that muffles," 1560s, from muffle (v.).
- muffle (v.) early 15c., "to cover or wrap (something) to conceal or protect," perhaps from Middle French mofler "to stuff," from Old French moufle "thick glove, muff" (compare Old French enmoufle "wrapped up"); see muff (n.). Meaning "wrap something up to deaden sound" first recorded 1761. Related: Muffled; muffling.
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