muffle
[ˈmʌfəl]
vt.
裹住，围住;
捂住;
压抑，阻止;
消音;
vi.
用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）;
n.
低沉的声音;
消声器;
包裹物;
隔焰窑;
例句:
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Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.
布莱克把手绢包在话筒上，以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。
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The muffle and smother of these fallen clouds.
来自R. L. Stevenson
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He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。
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I put my hand over my mouth to muffle my words, so only my friend could hear.
我把手挡在嘴上,遮住声音, 仅让我的朋友听到.
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She tries stuffing towels under all the doors to muffle the sound.
来自NEWYORKER
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Policymakers who tried to muffle booms and busts always ended up amplifying them instead.
来自NEWYORKER