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单词 muff
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muff

noun
/mʌf/
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  1. a short tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm in cold weather see also earmuffs
    Word Originnoun mid 16th cent.: from Dutch mof, Middle Dutch muffel, from medieval Latin muff(u)la, of unknown ultimate origin.

muff

verb
/mʌf/
/mʌf/
(informal, disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they muff
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he / she / it muffs
/mʌfs/
/mʌfs/
past simple muffed
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past participle muffed
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-ing form muffing
/ˈmʌfɪŋ/
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  1. muff something to miss an opportunity to do something well
    • He muffed his lines (= he forgot them or said them wrongly).
    • It was a really simple shot, and I muffed it.
    Word Originverb early 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
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