muffle a sound
collocation压低声音；使声音减弱
The thick curtain helped to muffle the sound of the traffic.
厚厚的窗帘帮助压低了交通噪音。
消音；压低；使（声音）低沉
muffled — past of muffle
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消音；压低；使（声音）低沉
to make a sound quieter and less clear, especially by covering the source of the noise
She muffled the phone with a cloth to avoid being overheard.
她用一块布捂住电话，以免被偷听。
常指用布等捂住使声音变闷，不是完全消除
用织物等包裹(人、脸等)以保暖或保护
To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
包裹或覆盖(噪音源)以消音
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
使(声音等)低沉或减弱
To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
muffle
Base
原形
muffles
3rd person
第三人称单数
muffling
-ing
现在分词
muffled
Past
过去式
muffled
Past participle
过去分词
He muffles the sound with a blanket.
他用毯子捂住声音。
She muffled her laughter.
她忍住了笑声。
They have muffled the noise.
他们已经压低了噪音。
规则动词
The thick curtains helped to muffle the noise from the street.
厚窗帘有助于减弱街上的噪音。
He muffled his cough with a handkerchief during the meeting.
会议期间，他用手帕捂住咳嗽声。
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压低声音；使声音减弱
The thick curtain helped to muffle the sound of the traffic.
厚厚的窗帘帮助压低了交通噪音。
压低嗓音
He muffled his voice so that no one in the next room would hear him.
他压低了声音，免得隔壁房间的人听见。
压低哭声；捂住惊叫
She muffled a cry with her hand.
她用手捂住嘴，压住了一声惊叫。
裹严实；穿戴暖和
Muffle up well—it's freezing outside.
穿暖和些——外面很冷。
把…裹在毯子里
The baby was muffled in a soft blanket.
婴儿被裹在柔软的毯子里。
裹上保暖衣物，穿暖和
Remember to muffle up before you go outside — it's freezing.
出门前记得裹严实点，天很冷。
抑制、掩饰自己的感情
She had to muffle her feelings when she heard the bad news at work.
她在工作中听到坏消息时得忍住自己的情绪。
低沉的鼓声已敲响，那是士兵最后的归营鼓点。
Thick curtains muffled the noise from the passing traffic.
厚厚的窗帘减弱了过往车辆的噪音。
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联想记忆：把闹钟裹进厚毯子，铃声变得闷闷的，muffle就是‘裹住/捂住使(声音)变闷’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：wrapping a person in winter clothing、covering an alarm or bell to deaden noise、sound becoming quiet through a wall or distance 该词在一般日常和书面描述中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或口语倾向。多用于具体动作（如用衣物包住人或捂住声源），也可以描述声音因阻隔而变得低沉。选择中性语体通常最安全。
这些词与 muffle (/ˈmʌfl/) 押韵，重读元音均为 /ʌ/，末尾都是 /fl/。注意拼写相似的 muff (/mʌf/)、muffin (/ˈmʌfɪn/)、baffle (/ˈbæfl/)、waffle (/ˈwɒfl/)、trifle (/ˈtraɪfl/) 等发音不同。
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