muddy

[英] [ˈmʌdi] [美] [ˈmʌdi] 生词本

adj.

vt.

vi.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 沾满泥的;多泥的;泥泞的 Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud. 
  • ...a muddy track...

    泥泞的小道

  • The ground was still very muddy.

    地上还很泥泞。

  • ...his muddy boots.

    他沾满泥的靴子

2. VERB 使沾上泥 If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy. 
  • The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes...

    地面还散发着雨后的气息,他们把鞋上弄得全是泥。

  • His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.

    他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了,还弄上了泥巴。

3. ADJ-GRADED 暗褐色的;土黄色的 Muddy is used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish. 
  • The paper has turned a muddy colour.

    报纸已变成土黄色了。

4. VERB 使更为复杂;使难以理解 If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand. 
  • It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.

    即使不把宗教牵扯进去,这个问题也已经够棘手的了。

  • ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts.

    使克兰先生的努力变得难以理解的复杂动机

muddied
PHRASE  
  • Overseas the legal issues are more muddied.

    在海外,法律问题更为繁复。

  • If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.搅浑水;使局势(或问题)更不明朗
    • They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.

      他们不停地提出其他政治问题,力图把水搅浑。

Verb

1. dirty with mud

2. cause to become muddy;

  • "These data would have muddied the prediction"

3. make turbid;

  • "muddy the water"
Adjective

1. (of soil) soft and watery;

  • "the ground was boggy under foot"
  • "a marshy coastline"
  • "miry roads"
  • "wet mucky lowland"
  • "muddy barnyard"
  • "quaggy terrain"
  • "the sloughy edge of the pond"
  • "swampy bayous"

2. dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck;

  • "muddy boots"
  • "a mucky stable"

3. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;

  • "dirty" is often used in combination
  • "a dirty (or dingy) white"
  • "the muddied gray of the sea"
  • "muddy colors"
  • "dirty-green walls"
  • "dirty-blonde hair"

4. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment;

  • "a cloudy liquid"
  • "muddy coffee"
  • "murky waters"
1. Mother raised the roof when she saw the dog's muddy foot prints on her new bedspread.
看见新床单上有狗的泥脚印时,妈妈大发雷霆。

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2. The muddy road bemired the wagon.
马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

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3. The muddy tide flat smelled to high heaven.
多泥的潮汐洼地散发出极为难闻的气味。

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4. The road is very muddy.
这条路非常泥泞。

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5. The troops were impeded by the muddy road.
泥泞的道路使部队的行动受到了妨碍。

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6. The true features of a man is shown in adversity;the strength of a horse is tested on a muddy road.
患难识人,泥泞知马。

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7. There is a muddy expression in his face.
他脸上有一种糊涂的表情。

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8. They passed a muddy track through the forest.
他们穿过森林的泥泞小路。

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9. We have made all the arrangements for our trip, so I don't want you to muddy the waters by saying you can't come.
我们把旅行的事全安排妥当了,因此我不希望你说不来,把整个计划搞乱了。

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10. We labo(u)red alongthe muddy road.
我们在泥泞的道路上吃力地走着。

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11. You will dirty the sofa if you put your muddy shoes on it.
如果你把沾满泥巴的鞋子放在沙发上,你会弄脏它。

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