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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   muffle

   • IPA[ˈməf(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     wrap or cover for warmth；cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness
   • n.
     a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products

   • verb: muffle, 3rd person present: muffles, gerund or present participle: muffling, past tense: muffled, past participle: muffled

   • noun: muffle, plural noun: muffles

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. wrap or cover for warmth on a chair by the far wall, muffled in an absurd overcoat 同義詞 wrap, wrap up, swathe, swaddle, enfold, ... 更多envelop, cloak, cover up
   • ▪ cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness the soft beat of a muffled drum
   • ▪ make (a sound) quieter or less distinct his voice was muffled 同義詞 deaden, dull, dampen, damp down, mute, ... 更多soften, hush, silence, still, tone down, mask, stifle, smother, subdue, suppress, gag, muzzle, quieten, quiet
   • ▪ restrain or conceal (someone) with wrappings the boy was bound and muffled

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products a muffle furnace