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围巾,头巾,厚手套,消声器
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Muffler \Muf"fler\, n.
1. Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting
the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her
eyes. --Shak.
2. (Mus.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made
by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
3. A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
4. One who muffles.
Muffler \Muf"fler\, n. (Mach.)
Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases
or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which
the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an
automobile, are passed (called also {silencer}).
资料来源 : WordNet®
muffler
n 1: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system
that is designed to reduce noise [syn: {silencer}]
2: a scarf worn around the neck
3: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic,
mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn:
{damper}]