muffed

基本解释

He muffed a good opportunity for a promotion.
他错过一个晋升的大好机会。
Towards midday, a girl heard a muffed cry coming from behind on of the walls.
快到中午的时候，一个女售货员听见从一堵墙里传出一种闷声闷气的叫声。
He muffed a half-chance for a deal with Mr Netanyahu’s predecessor, Ehud Olmert, three years ago.
三年前，他就曾错失与内塔尼亚胡的前任奥尔默特签订和平协议的良机。

Today's game-winning homer or spectacular leaping catch can easily become tomorrow's muffed catch or crucial strikeout.
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He muffed a half-chance for a deal with Mr Netanyahu's predecessor, Ehud Olmert, three years ago.
ECONOMIST: Israel, Palestine and the United Nations
Give Kelly a big round of applause. (Applause.) I was saying backstage that when I was in high school, I could not have done that. (Laughter.) I would have muffed it up somehow.
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If you muff something, you do it badly or you make a mistake while you are doing it, so that it is not successful.
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.
any unskilful play in a game, esp a dropped catch