Sounds were both muffled and magnified, echoing off buildings, softened by the smoke.(灰色的粉尘积了厚厚几英尺，在落地前就像纽约的雪，低沉又空旷的声音在建筑里回响，在烟雾中消散。)
I heard the sounded of a muffled kick and then a cry of pain from Keith.(我听到一声沉闷的用脚猛踢的声音，接着传来基斯痛苦的叫声。)
His voice was pitched high, the words muffled by his crying.(他的嗓门提得很高，说的话都被他的叫喊声压得听不清了。)
She heard a muffled cough behind her.(她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。)
Their footsteps were muffled in the carpeted corridors.(走廊里铺着地毯，把他们的脚步声淹没了。)
A measured, muffled snore issued from Aunt Polly's chamber.(波莉姨妈卧室里传出一阵匀称的、沉闷的鼾声。)
The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.(教堂的钟敲出低沉的响声。)
He strides down the hall and halts when he hears the muffled sounds of screaming.(他大步沿着过道巡逻，突然听到一阵微弱的尖叫声。)
They waited a time that seemed an age, and then the same muffled boom troubled the solemn hush.(他们等了一段时间，仿佛等了一个世纪，然后，同样低沉的轰隆声打破了肃穆的寂静。)
A string of banking scandals has muffled this message: seven mutual savings Banks had their operations suspended in September.(一系列金融丑闻盖过了这个消息：7家互助储蓄银行在九月被勒令中断营业。)
