muffle

vt.
1.wrap裹。
△2H.VI.4.1.46:“The Duke of Suffolkmuffled up in rags?”萨福克公爵就裹在这么一身破烂衣裳里吗？
2. cover up,hide,conceal遮盖，隐藏，隐蔽。
△Rom.5.3.21:“Muffle me. night. a while.”黑夜，请把我遮掩一下。
3. blindfold,cover up蒙住.遮盖。
△Rom.1.1.176(171):“love. whose view is muffled still.”i.e.whosesight is always covered up. (Cupid. the ancient Ro-man god of love,is represented in art as a naked boywhose eyes are covered with a cloth.)爱神的眼睛永远是被蒙住的。

muffle[ˈmʌfl]

v.裹住，压抑（声音）n.围巾，头巾，消声器
‖ muffle coat消音涂装
muffler n. 围巾，消音器，钢琴的弱音器
muffler device消声装置，消音器
muffling of drum鼓的制音