muffled

英 [ˈmʌfld]

美 [ˈmʌfld]

adj. 沉闷的; 压抑的; 模糊不清的
v. 压抑(声音); 使(声音)降低; 使听不清; 裹住，覆盖，蒙住(以保暖)
muffle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：muffled　过去式：muffled　

BNC.16139 / COCA.12026

牛津词典

adj.

沉闷的；压抑的；模糊不清的
not heard clearly because sth is in the way that stops the sound from travelling easily
1. muffled voices from the next room
  从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音

ADJ (穿许多厚衣服把自己的身体和脸)裹起来的，包住的
If you aremuffled, you are wearing a lot of heavy clothes so that very little of your body or face is visible.
1. ...children muffled in scarves and woolly hats.
  裹着围巾，戴着毛线帽的孩子们

adj

being or made softer or less loud or clear
1. the dull boom of distant breaking waves
2. muffled drums
3. the muffled noises of the street
4. muted trumpets
Synonym:dullmutedsoftened
wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
1. children muffled almost to the eyebrows

Sound attenuation The noises of the street were muffled considerably.
消声器（噪声衰减装置）街上的噪音减轻了许多。
His voice was pitched high, the words muffled by his crying
他的声音很高，嘴里的话因哭泣而含混不清。
Her own footsteps and the bellboy's were muffled in the carpeted corridor.
由于走廊里铺着地毯，她自己和侍者的脚步声全给淹没了。
After a few weeks of muffled laughter, the younger generation actually started to copy me.
几周后，年轻人不再对我冷嘲热讽，反而开始模仿我了。
He muffled his leg with the blanket.
他用毯子把腿包了起来。
He went out into the snow muffled ( up) in his scarf and heavy overcoat.
他裹在围巾和厚大衣里，迎着雪花向外面走去。
Brick walls muffled the noise of the traffic.
砖墙隔住了车辆的噪音。
The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.
教堂的钟敲出低沉的响声。
Children muffled almost to the eyebrows.
孩子几乎被裹到了眉毛。
The explorers paddled their canoe cautiously upstream. They muffled the oars of the boat.
探险者们小心地用桨把他们的小船驶向上游。他们把船的桨包起来。