muff
马夫,闷棍,袖口,拷问
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Definitions
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- : 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.
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- : Informal. to bungle; handle clumsily: He muffed a good opportunity.
- : Sports. to fail to hold onto; fumble.
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- : 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.