单词 | muff |
释义 | muff —muffy, adj. /muf/, n. 1. a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag. 2. a bungled or clumsy action or performance. 3. Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully. 4. a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls. 5. Slang (vulgar).a woman's pubic area. 6. See under muff glass. v.t. 7. Informal. to bungle; handle clumsily: He muffed a good opportunity. 8. Sports. to fail to hold onto (a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully); fumble. v.i. 9. Informal. to bungle; perform clumsily. [1590-1600; < D mof, earlier moffel, muffel mitten, muff < ONF moufle < early ML muffula, perh. < Frankish] |
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