“使咬字不清晰”可以翻译为 “make one's articulation unclear” 或 “cause one to articulate words indistinctly” 。
“articulation” 强调发音、咬字的清晰准确;“indistinctly” 表示“不清晰地”。例如:
The cold made his articulation unclear.(感冒使他说起话来咬字不清晰 。)
A mouth injury can cause one to articulate words indistinctly.(口腔受伤会使人咬字不清晰 。 )