muffle

/ˈmʌf(ə)l/美/ˈmʌf(ə)l/

vt. 蒙住；**；抑制；发低沉的声音

n. 低沉的声音；**；包裹物（如头巾，围巾等）；唇鼻部

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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。

Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.

布莱克用手帕遮住话筒来压低声音。

She paused to muffle her sobs.

她停下来抑制她的抽泣。

Muffle cat catch no mice.

蒙眼猫难捕鼠。

muff

英/mʌf/美/mʌf/

n. 暖手筒，皮手筒；保暖套；（古，尤指运动或手工方面）笨拙的人；漏接（球）；（粗俚）女子**

v. 错过（机会）；搞砸，把（某事）弄糟，做错；漏接（球），接（球）失误

She shall give me her muff, and her pretty frock; she shall sleep in my bed!

她要把她的暖手筒和漂亮的衣服给我；她要睡在我的床上！

scuffle

英/ˈskʌf(ə)l/美/ˈskʌf(ə)l/

n. 扭打；（行动、声音）匆忙

v. 扭打；匆忙慌乱地走

He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.

他和一名摄影记者发生了**冲撞

scuff

英/skʌf/美/skʌf/

v. 磨损，磨坏；拖着脚走

n. 磨痕，擦痕

Constant wheelchair use will scuff almost any floor surface.

经常有轮椅在地板上走动，几乎任何地板都会有所磨损。

Scuff marks from shoes are difficult to remove.

鞋上的擦痕很难去除

cuff

英/kʌf/美/kʌf/

n. 袖口；<美>裤子翻边；用手掌轻拍（某人头部）；手铐；未经**，未加思索；袖带，袖口状物；（常指有衬垫或翻边的）靴子的最上部；（长手套的）腕部；（血压计的）橡皮囊袖带

v. （尤其指友好地）用掌轻拍；<非正式>给……戴手铐；打架，扭打；给……上袖口

A silver Rolex peeks out from under his cuff, and a vertical strip of white beard drops down from his lower lip like an exclamation mark.

一款银色的劳力士从他的袖口里微微**来，一小撮白色胡须从下唇垂落，看起来像个感叹号。

I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.

我无意冒犯，那只是贸然随口而说的。

I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.

我不擅长即席演讲。

buff

英/bʌf/美/bʌf/

n. 浅黄色，米色；暗黄皮革；爱好者，……迷；**轮（或棒，垫），抛光轮

v. （用软布）擦亮；给（皮革）上光；缓冲

adj. 身体**的，**发达的；浅黄褐色的

Judge Lanier is a real film buff.

拉尼尔法官是个真正的电影迷

He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.

他从口袋里拿出一个相当大的浅棕色信封。