Word · Frequency #16123
muffled
消音；压低；使（声音）低沉
muffled is the past of muffle.
to make a sound quieter and less clear, especially by covering the source of the noise
常指用布等捂住使声音变闷，不是完全消除
- 1.
To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
用织物等包裹(人、脸等)以保暖或保护
- 2.
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
包裹或覆盖(噪音源)以消音
- 3.
To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
使(声音等)低沉或减弱
包住；裹住；捂住；用织物等包裹(人、脸等)以保暖或保护；包裹或覆盖(噪音源)以消音；使(声音等)低沉或减弱；围裹
In use
She muffled the phone with a cloth to avoid being overheard.
The thick curtains helped to muffle the noise from the street.
He muffled his cough with a handkerchief during the meeting.
Verb forms
base muffle · third person muffles · -ing muffling · past muffled · past participle muffled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- muffle a sound
- 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。
- muffle one's voice
- 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。
- muffle a cry
- 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。
- muffle up
- 裹严实；穿戴暖和
- Muffle up well—it's freezing outside.穿暖和些——外面很冷。
- muffle in a blanket
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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