be in a muddle/get into a muddleBritish EnglishBrE a) CONFUSEDto be confused 困惑,糊涂 I’m in such a muddle, I’d completely forgotten you were coming today. 我真糊涂透了,我完全忘了你今天要来。
be in a muddle/get into a muddle over/about My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over names. 我祖母总是记不清名字。
b) CONFUSEDto be untidy or in a disorganized state 处于混乱状态,凌乱不堪 Sorry about the mess – we’re in a bit of a muddle at the moment. 很抱歉这么乱——我们现在有点乱糟糟的。
All my files have got into a muddle somehow. 我的所有文件都混起来了。
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