| 单词 | muff |
| 释义 | muffWord family nounmuffetteemuffadjectivemuffish Clothes muff1 /mʌf/ noun [countableC] DCCa short tube of thick cloth or fur that you can put your hands into to keep them warm in cold weather 〔御寒用的〕手笼，手筒 → earmuffs Examples from the Corpus muff• It has a long snout, erect ears, a shiny brown coat, and a tail thick as a muff.• She held the lead in her gloved hands; behind her was Selene, with hers protected by a muff.• In the end, she and Bessie man-aged to make three of them into a muff and a little hat.• She carried a little fur muff.• Surreptitiously, her hand hidden within the furry confines of her muff, Anne made the sign of the cross.• She took off her muff and laid it down on the rough table made of planks and bricks.• I sometimes stimulate myself under my muff.• Mrs Kulass put on a ratty fur coat, a shabby felt hat, and put her hands inside an old muff. Sport muff2 verb [transitiveT] informal 1 (also muff something ↔ up)SPOIL to spoil a chance to do something well or achieve something 搞砸〔做好或做成某事的机会〕；把〔某事〕弄糟 You’ll probably only get one chance to take a photo, so don’t muff it! 你可能只有一次机会照相，别搞砸了。 2 DSto fail to catch a ball or kick it properly in a game or sport 漏接〔球〕，接〔球〕失误；把〔球〕踢飞 With only the goalkeeper to beat, he completely muffed his shot. 他和守门员一对一，可他还是把球踢飞了。 3. muff your lines informal British EnglishBrE if you muff your lines in a play you are acting in, you forget them or say them wrongly 忘记台词，说错台词 Examples from the Corpus muff your lines• They won't muff their lines or fall short in a crisis. Examples from the Corpus muff• Clark muffed a routine groundball.• The waiter muffed the drink order.• They won't muff their lines or fall short in a crisis. (1500-1600) Dutch mof, from Medieval Latin moffula “glove” |
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