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murky

murky

[英] [ˈmɜ:ki:] [美] [ˈmɜrki ] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 阴暗的;昏暗的 A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light. 
  • The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke...

    木柴冒出的烟把亮着灯的大房间弄得烟雾弥漫。

  • It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.

    这发生在11月一个阴沉的下午,斯坦福德桥上。

2. ADJ-GRADED (水或雾)污浊的,浑浊的 Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it. 
  • ...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness.

    内斯湖幽深浑浊的湖水

3. ADJ-GRADED 暧昧可疑的;不可告人的 If you describe an activity or situation as murky, you suspect that it is dishonest or morally wrong. 
  • There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.

    有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。

4. ADJ-GRADED 含糊不清的;难以理解的 If you describe something as murky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand. 
  • The law here is a little bit murky...

    此处的法律条文有点含糊不清。

  • The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.

    骑牛赛没有实际意义,其起源比较令人费解。

Adjective

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

  • "a cloudy liquid"
  • "muddy coffee"
  • "murky waters"

2. so shaded as to be dark or gloomy;

  • "a murky dungeon"
  • "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"
1. She had a decidedly murky past.
她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。

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2. She threw it into the river's murky depths.
她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。

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3. The truth about your murky past is safe with me—my lips are sealed.
有关你过去那些不光彩的事,我决不告诉别人。

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