muff
muff — 名詞
- muffsingular
- muffsplural
1. a short, open-ended pouch of fur or padded fabric that women in past centuries t
暖手筒
古時女性用的管狀保暖套
a short, open-ended pouch of fur or padded fabric that women in past centuries tucked both hands into for winter warmth
Astrid discovered a silk muff in the costume trunk and asked about its history.
Astrid 在道具箱裡發現一個絲質暖手筒，於是問起了它的歷史。
collocation: silk muff / fur muff / velvet muff
The bride wore a white fur muff that matched her long winter coat.
新娘在寒冷冬日裡戴了一只白色毛皮暖手筒，與她的長大衣很相配。
Tamar learned that ladies in the 1800s carried a muff instead of modern gloves.
Tamar 學到十九世紀的女士出門帶的是暖手筒，而不是現代的手套。
Salma’s grandmother kept her hands warm with a velvet muff during church services.
Salma 的祖母在教堂做禮拜時用一只天鵝絨暖手筒來保暖。
The museum displayed a fur muff decorated with pearls from Queen Victoria’s era.
博物館展示了一只維多利亞女王時代鑲有珍珠的毛皮暖手筒。
文法句型
muff + material adjective (fur, silk, velvet)
用法筆記
Typically described by its material (fur muff, velvet muff, silk muff). Used almost exclusively in historical writing or costume contexts, as the object itself is no longer in everyday use.
常見錯誤
❗️ 'She slipped her hands into a muffler.' ✅ 'She slipped her hands into a muff.' — A muffler is a scarf worn around the neck, not a hand-warmer.
2. an error in sports, especially when a player drops a ball or performs a simple a
失誤；漏接
運動中接球失敗或失誤
an error in sports, especially when a player drops a ball or performs a simple action in a clumsy way that costs the team an advantage
Mark’s muff of the catch let the other team score the winning point.
Mark 的接球失誤讓對方球隊拿下了致勝分。
pattern: muff of the catch
Lucas was embarrassed by his muff during the championship baseball game.
Lucas 在棒球冠軍賽中的失誤讓他感到非常難堪。
A muff by the goalkeeper allowed the ball to trickle across the goal line.
守門員的一次漏接讓球慢慢地滾過了球門線。
Tomás blamed himself for the muff that cost his team the semi-final match.
Tomás 責怪自己那次失誤導致球隊輸掉了準決賽。
The coach insisted that one muff did not define a player’s whole season.
教練堅持說一次失誤並不能定義整個球季的表現。
文法句型
a muff + of + noun phrase (a catch, a ball, a play)
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in sports journalism and commentary, not in general conversation for non-sport errors. Subject is typically a catch, a throw, or a routine defensive play.
常見錯誤
❗️ 'I made a muff at work today.' ✅ 'I made a muff during the baseball game.' — The noun 'muff' for mistakes is limited to sports contexts; use the verb form for general situations.
muff — 動詞
- muffpresent simple I / you / we / they
- muffs3rd person singular
- muffing-ing form
- muffedpast simple
1. to handle a task or opportunity so carelessly or clumsily that you ruin your cha
搞砸；弄糟
笨拙地毀掉機會
to handle a task or opportunity so carelessly or clumsily that you ruin your chance of success
Kabir muffed his chance to join the band by forgetting the lyrics.
Kabir 因為忘記歌詞而搞砸了加入樂團的機會。
collocation: muffed his chance
Jisoo muffed the audition because she had not practiced enough beforehand.
Jisoo 搞砸了試鏡，因為她事前練習得不夠。
The politician muffed his speech and the crowd grew restless and bored.
那位政治人物把演講搞砸了，觀眾變得坐立不安、興致缺缺。
Hugo completely muffed his driving test by missing three stop signs.
Hugo 因為錯過三個停車標誌而搞砸了駕照考試。
I muffed the recipe by adding salt instead of sugar to the cake mixture.
我把食譜搞砸了，因為在蛋糕糊裡加了鹽而不是糖。
文法句型
muff + noun phrase (chance, opportunity, interview, test, audition, lines)
用法筆記
Object is typically a planned performance or opportunity — an audition, interview, exam, speech, or chance. Not used for ruining objects (do not say 'muff a vase' for breaking it).
常見錯誤
❗️ 'I muffed the exam, so I failed it.' ✅ 'I muffed the exam by rushing through the questions.' — 'Muff' already implies failure; avoid adding 'so I failed' which is redundant.
2. in sports, to drop a ball that should have been caught, or to mishandle a play t
漏接；失手
運動中未能接住球
in sports, to drop a ball that should have been caught, or to mishandle a play through clumsy movement
Samir muffed the catch and the ball hit him squarely in the chest.
Samir 漏接了球，球直接打中他的胸口。
pattern: muff the catch
Obi muffed an easy throw from his teammate during the final play.
Obi 在最後一局中漏接了隊友傳來的一個簡單球。
The outfielder muffed the ball and it dropped at his feet in the grass.
外野手失手沒接住球，球掉在他腳邊的草地上。
The shortstop muffed the grounder and everyone on the bench groaned loudly.
游擊手漏接了一個滾地球，板凳區的所有人都大聲嘆氣。
Zara muffed the volleyball serve and the ball hit the net instead of going over.
Zara 排球發球失手，球撞到網子而沒有過網。
文法句型
muff + noun phrase (ball, catch, serve, throw, pass)
用法筆記
Object is always a ball or a catch in a sports setting. The player is expected to make the catch but fails due to poor hand positioning or loss of concentration. Not used for intentionally dropping the ball.
常見錯誤
❗️ 'The goalkeeper muffed the ball on purpose to waste time.' ✅ 'The goalkeeper fumbled the ball on purpose to waste time.' — 'Muff' implies an accidental error caused by clumsiness, not an intentional action.