muffle

🇬🇧 UK/'mʌfl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To wrap up for warmth or protection; to deaden or reduce the loudness of a sound

包裹;使(声音)变低沉,压制

n.

Something that deadens or reduces sound

消音器;围巾

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
muffleother
=muffle

Common Collocations

  • 1.muffle the sound减弱声音
  • 2.muffle noise隔音

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She muffled the sound by wrapping a blanket around the loudspeaker.

  • 2.

    The thick curtains muffle outside noise so the bedroom stays quiet at night.

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