| 词汇 | muddy |
| 释义 | muddyWord family nounmuddermuddinessmudbathmudcatmudfishmudflapmudflatmudflowmudguardmudholemudhookmudhoppermudlarkmudloggermudloggingmudpackmud piemudpuppymudscowmudskippermudslidemudslingermudslingingmudstonemudwortmudadverbmuddilyadjectivemuddy Soil, Outdoor, Colours mud·dy1 /ˈmʌdi/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 TASDLOcovered with mud or containing mud 沾满泥的；泥泞的，多泥的 Take your boots off outside if they’re muddy. 要是靴子上都是泥，你就脱在门外吧。 the muddy waters of the lake ► see thesaurus at dirty 浑浊的湖水 2 confused and not clear 糊涂的；混乱的；不清晰的 On the issue of education, the difference between the two parties is muddy. 在教育问题上，两个政党的差别不明显。 3 CCCOLOUR/COLORcolours that are muddy are dull 〔颜色〕不亮的，暗的 The carpet was an unpleasant muddy brown. 地毯是难看的暗褐色。 4. sounds that are muddy are not clear 〔声音〕模糊的，不清晰的 Examples from the Corpus muddy• Are your shoes muddy?• On the tax issue, the difference between the two parties is muddy.• On the way down, the path can be muddy and steep and in places needs extra care.• If the surface of a lake is lashed into waves, the water becomes muddy and the bottom invisible.• Enclosed in plastic casing of muddy beige, it was slightly bigger than a shoebox on end, about fourteen inches high.• The drivers roared round tight corners and skilfully navigated a twisty, bendy and muddy course.• Upending rocks in the muddy cove, I uncover fighting green crabs that rise up startled and scurry off into the muck.• They moved slowly along the muddy footpath.• She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her.• He got down on his hands and knees and tried to rub out the muddy footprints.• Your shoes are really muddy - take them off before you come in.• He turned and stared back down the muddy track.• She staggered into the tepid, muddy water of the Pease and drank.• muddy water muddy2 verb (muddied, muddying, muddies) [transitiveT] 1 DIRTYto make something dirty with mud 使…沾上泥污 Lizzy walked around the edge of the field, taking care not to muddy her new shoes. 莉齐沿着田边走，小心翼翼地不让新鞋子沾上泥土。 2. muddy the waters/the issue CONFUSEDCOMPLICATEDto make a situation more complicated or confusing than it was before – used to show disapproval 把水搅浑，使事情[问题]更加复杂〔含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus muddy• He slumped there on the wet street, coat muddied and stained.• Weldon studied crabs in Plymouth harbour that were being forced to live in water that was muddied by human activity.• He ran out into the street, his soaked shoes splashing water over his trousers, muddying his coat.• The Richardson's ran forays into other parts of London, muddying other people's water, but it was not appreciated.• The storm muddied the fields.• Ducks and geese are stripping the shoreline of vegetation, triggering erosion that muddies the shallow lake.• The plot gets muddied with the whose-been-sleeping-with-whom scenario and much shifty eye gazing. |
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