adj.沉闷的，压抑的，模糊不清的
v.压抑(声音)，使(声音)降低，使听不清，裹住，覆盖，蒙住(以保暖)
muffle的过去分词和过去式

原形：muffle第三人称单数：muffles过去式：muffled过去分词：muffled现在分词：muffling

1. Dogs generally recover quickly, veterinarians say, and while they usually can still make sounds, their barks become muffled and raspy.
狗狗通常恢复的很快，兽医说，并且同时它们仍然可以发出声音，只是声音变得压抑和沙哑了。
2. But, now about 10 yards in front of the car, the headlights flashed on onto our backs and we heard what sounded like muffled shouting coming from within the car.
但是，当我们走到车前大约100米的地方，车前灯突然打开，照在我们的后背上，而且我们还听到车里传出一种压抑的喊叫声。
3. The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.
教堂的钟敲出低沉的响声。
4. And since I was up I would check all the locks and then stand listening to the distant sounds of the desert (the muffled hum of cars heading north or south) and looking out of the window at the night.
一起来我就得去检查所有的门锁，然后站着聆听远处沙漠那边传来的声音（向北或向南开去的汽车发出的低沉的嗡嗡声），望着窗外的夜晚。