VERB 把…弄糟;做…时出差错 If you muff something, you do it badly or you make a mistake while you are doing it, so that it is not successful.
He muffed his opening speech. 他的开幕讲话搞砸了。
...a muffed opportunity. 错失的机会
(防寒用的)毛皮短筒,手笼 A muff is a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather.
With no immediate improvement in sight, the only solutions are to leave the city, wear ear muffs or talk a little louder. 英国广播公司报道称,目前该城市的噪音问题还没有明显改善,唯一的解决办法就是离开此地、戴上耳套或者讲话大声点。
From the indirect opinion, they are mainly the muffs of municipal and foreign policies and the outer intervention. 间接原因主要是东非国家内政、外交政策的不当和外部力量的干预,包括东非国家经济的缓慢发展、国内政局的动荡不安、外交关系的紧张、人口的迅猛增长和外来干涉五个方面。