| 单词 | muffler |
| 释义 | muffler (once / 6147 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY muffler: mufflers+/muffle: muffled, muffler, muffles, muffling/muffled: muffledly USAGE EXAMPLESIn some ways it is a tradition that stretches back at least as far as the 1960s with Thrush’s hot-rod mufflers. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) In the yard, Aziza lay in a wicker bassinet, dressed in layers of clothing, a winter muffler wrapped snugly around her neck. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) The hot muffler on his car ignited grass parched by years of drought, investigators said in an account filed in federal court. Washington Times(Oct 25, 2016) 1 1n a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise Syn|Hyper silencer acoustic device a device for amplifying or transmitting sound 2n a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper damper damper block, piano damper damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration dash-pota mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid cushion, shock, shock absorbera mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses air cushion, air springa mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose n a scarf worn around the neck Hyper scarf a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration |
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