muff
noun[C]
uk/mʌf/us/mʌf/ashorttubeoffurorwarmcloth, used by women in the past tokeeptheirhandswarmincoldweather
（旧时妇女防寒用的）暖手筒，手笼
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Gloves & accessories
- aviator glasses
- bandeau
- bell
- boutonniere
- brolly
- buttonhole
- eyewear
- fingerless
- glove
- gloved
- handkerchief
- hanky
- parasol
- pashmina
- pocket handkerchief
- rosette
- shade
- slap bracelet
- tiepin
- utility belt
muff
verb[T]
informaluk/mʌf/us/mʌf/tospoilanopportunityor do somethingbadly:
错过（机会）；把…弄糟I only had twolinesin thewholeplayand I muffed them.整个剧里我只有两句台词，却还说得一团糟。
Synonyms
botch
mess(something)upinformal
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fluffverbmainlyUKinformal
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
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