muff

英 [mʌf]

美 [mʌf]

n.  暖手筒; 皮手筒
v.  错过(机会); 做错

过去式：muffed　复数：muffs　现在分词：muffing　第三人称单数：muffs　过去分词：muffed　

BNC.34687 / COCA.26821

牛津词典

noun

• 暖手筒；皮手筒
  a short tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm in cold weather

verb

• 错过（机会）；做错
  to miss an opportunity to do sth well
  1. He muffed his lines (= he forgot them or said them wrongly) .
     他忘了台词。
  2. It was a really simple shot, and I muffed it.
     这确实是一记简单的射门，而我竟然没射进。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 把…弄糟;做…时出差错
  If youmuffsomething, you do it badly or you make a mistake while you are doing it, so that it is not successful.
  1. He muffed his opening speech.
     他的开幕讲话搞砸了。
  2. ...a muffed opportunity.
     错失的机会
• (防寒用的)毛皮短筒，手笼
  Amuffis a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather.
• muffs 同 earmuffs
  Muffsare the same asearmuffs.

英英释义

noun

• (sports) dropping the ball
  Synonym:fumble
• a warm tubular covering for the hands

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
  Synonym:botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up
• fail to catch, as of a ball

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