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muff sth
常见搭配：muff a catch / a chance / an opportunity。
He muffed an easy catch in the outfield.
他在外野漏接了一个简单的球。
漏接；接球失误；失手
muffing — present participle of muff
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漏接；接球失误；失手
to drop or mishandle (a ball, a catch, etc.); to play badly
He muffed an easy catch in the outfield.
他在外野漏接了一个简单的球。
多指球类比赛中的接球或处理球失误
掉落或失手(球、接球等)；表现差劲。
To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
处理不当；搞砸。
To mishandle; to bungle.
muff
Base
原形
muffs
3rd person
第三人称单数
muffing
-ing
现在分词
muffed
Past
过去式
muffed
Past participle
过去分词
He often muffs easy catches.
他经常弄糟简单的接球。
She muffed the interview.
她搞砸了那次面试。
They have muffed their chances.
他们已经错过了机会。
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 muffed，常用于“弄糟、错过”或“接球失误”。
The fielder muffed the easy catch and the crowd groaned.
外野手接球失误，人群发出了叹息声。
I can't believe you muffed that simple throw in the relay race.
我真不敢相信你在接力赛中连那个简单的传球都没接住。
Don't muff your catch now—everyone is watching you.
现在别接球失误——大家都在看着你。
常见搭配：muff a catch / a chance / an opportunity。
He muffed an easy catch in the outfield.
他在外野漏接了一个简单的球。
口语中常用的固定说法，意为‘搞砸、错过’。
I had a clear shot at goal but I muffed it.
我有一次很好的射门机会，但搞砸了。
Not this
I muffed the bus this morning.
Use this
I missed the bus this morning.
动词 muff 表示“弄糟、接球失误”，并不表示汉语“错过”中那种“没赶上交通/时间”的意思；表示没赶上汽车应用 miss，所以应改为 missed。
Not this
He muffed to catch the ball.
Use this
He muffed the catch.
muff 是及物动词，后面直接接“被弄糟/没接住的事物”作宾语，如 the catch；不能像 fail 那样接 to-infinitive，因此要把 to catch 改为名词 the catch。
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漏接（球）
The fielder muffed the catch and let in another run.
外野手漏接，又让对手跑回一分。
错失机会
She muffed her opportunity to make a good impression.
她错过了给人留下好印象的机会。
念错台词
The actor muffed his lines and had to start the scene again.
那位演员念错了台词，只好重新开始这一幕。
射门/投篮失误
He muffed a shot from close range.
他在近距离射门失误。
搞砸；弄糟
I had the perfect chance to apologise, but I muffed it.
我本有绝佳的机会道歉，却搞砸了。
把...搞砸
Don't muff it — this is your big chance.
别搞砸了——这是你的大好机会。
错失机会
He muffed a golden chance to score.
他错失了一次绝佳的得分机会。
接球失误
The fielder muffed the catch in the ninth inning.
外野手在第九局接球失误。
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联想：手上套着暖手筒（muff），接球笨手笨脚，于是 muff 意为接球失误、弄糟。
语域：informal 常见场景：sports、casual conversation 作为动词时，muff 通常用于非正式场合，多指在体育比赛（如棒球、板球）中接球失误，或泛指把事情搞砸、错过机会。在正式写作中较少使用，多见于口语或体育评论。
作动词时，及物表示“弄糟、错过（如 muff a chance）”；不及物表示“举止笨拙”。
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