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muff

/muhf/US // mʌf //UK // (mʌf) //

马夫,闷棍,袖口,拷问

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.
    • : a bungled or clumsy action or performance.
    • : Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully.
    • : a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls.
    • : Slang: Vulgar. a woman's pubic area.
    • : See under muff glass.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Informal. to bungle; handle clumsily: He muffed a good opportunity.
    • : Sports. to fail to hold onto; fumble.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Informal. to bungle; perform clumsily.

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Examples

  • The kitchen assembles and refrigerates his Muff-A-Lotta the day before diners can actually buy it.

  • Many anglers, caught up in the excitement of facing down their first bonefish or permit, will muff their first few casts.

  • A muff’s durability and reliability make them a great choice for hunters everywhere.

  • With hands nervously working within her muff, she suddenly missed the handkerchief which she had placed there.

  • A full, busy youth is your only prelude to a self-contained and independent age; and the muff inevitably develops into a bore.

  • They looked sad, and the girl took her handkerchief from her muff and held it to her eyes.

  • Moreover, it is not improbable that the reader is ready to agree with the old satirist in thinking the young man a muff.

  • She went to Peter Robinson's and spent twenty-seven pounds nineteen and sixpence on a muff and stole for Griselda.