英语词汇“muff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

muffmuff1 /mʌf/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYmuff¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Dutch mof, from Medieval Latin moffula glove

1a short tube of thick cloth or fur that you can put your hands into to keep them warm in cold weather2a mistake in a sport, such as failing to catch a ball → see also earmuffs

noun | verb

muffmuff2 verb [transitive] informal

VERB TABLE

muff

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	muff
	he, she, it	muffs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	muffed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have muffed
	he, she, it	has muffed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had muffed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will muff
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have muffed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am muffing
	he, she, it	is muffing
	you, we, they	are muffing
Past	I, he, she, it	was muffing
	you, we, they	were muffing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been muffing
	he, she, it	has been muffing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been muffing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be muffing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been muffing

1 (also muff something ↔ up) to make a mistake or do something badly2to fail to catch or hold a ball in a game or sport: Clark muffed a routine groundball.