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　

GRE

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

柯林斯词典

• 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

英英释义

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

双语例句

• He muffled his leg with the blanket.
  他用毯子把腿包了起来。
• He muffled his face and went to sleep.
  他蒙起脸就睡着了。
• I hear the muffled sounds of crying in the distance and know who is making them.
  我听到了远处传来的压抑的哭泣声，我知道是谁发出的。
• Simultaneously I heard his voice, gruff, muffled, husky, at the hall telephone.
  就在同时我听见了他的声音，粗犷、低沉、沙哑，正在用门廓的电话与什么人通着话。
• 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。
• Our suspicions were first aroused when we heard a muffled scream.
  当听到那被窒息的尖叫声时，我们开始产生了警觉。
• 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。
• A second grader wore pink knit mittens that muffled the sound of his clapping when the teachers introduced themselves.
  一名二年级学生戴着粉色的针织连指手套，因此老师们做自我介绍的时候，他鼓掌的声音闷闷的。
• He speaks in a muffled voice which is not clear.
  他说话闷声闷气的，让人听不清楚。
• She heard a muffled cough behind her.
  她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。