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

• Some witnesses saw a flash of light; some heard a muffled boom and felt the building shaking from the explosion.
  有目的者看到了闪光，有人听到了爆炸的闷响并感到了建筑物的摇晃。
• But, for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound.
  但是，对于许多分钟，心跳与一个低沉的声音。
• 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 walked out into the snow, heavily muffled in a thick scarf and warm overcoat.
  他雪天出门，裹着厚厚的围巾，穿着暖和的大衣。
• Brick walls muffled the noise of the traffic.
  砖墙隔住了车辆的噪音。
• 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。
• He shivered, feeling a muffled anticipation and elation.
  他不禁打了个寒噤。心里隐隐感到有了盼头。
• The thief muffled the old lady's voices.
  小偷闷住了老妇人的声音。
• He speaks in a muffled voice which is not clear.
  他说话闷声闷气的，让人听不清楚。
• 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。