muff

名词 muff:

1. a warm tubular covering for the hands
2. (sports) dropping the ball
   同义词：fumble

动词 muff:

1. fail to catch, as of a ball
2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   同义词：botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up

1. I had a chance to impress her with my efficiency and I muffed it up.
   我本来有机会使她了解我的办事效率，但是我错过了这个机会。
2. That muff broke all of my dishes.
   那个笨蛋打碎了我所有的盘子。

muff

v.（动词）
muffed,muff.ing,muffs
v.tr.（及物动词）
To perform or handle clumsily; bungle.See Synonyms at botch
弄糟：笨拙地表演或操纵；搞坏参见 botch
Sports To fail to make (a catch).
【体育运动】 漏接：没能接住（传球）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To perform an act clumsily.
弄糟：笨拙地表演
n.（名词）
A clumsy or bungled action.
笨手笨脚：笨拙的或拙劣的行为
Sports A failure to make a catch.
【体育运动】 漏接：没能接住球

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[来源不明]

muff
muff 2

n.（名词）
A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth.
手笼：一种常用皮毛或布做成的、两端开口的小圆筒状套子，手可伸入用以保暖
A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl.
一撮毛：某些家禽脸侧的一撮羽毛

来源：
Dutch mof
荷兰语 mof
from Middle Dutch moffel
源自 中古荷兰语 moffel
from Old French moufle [mitten]
源自 古法语 moufle [连指手套]
from Medieval Latin muffula
源自 中世纪拉丁语 muffula
[perhaps of Germanic origin]
[可能源于日尔曼语的]