muddy
英 ['mʌdɪ]
美['mʌdi]
- adj. 泥泞的；模糊的；混乱的
- vt. 使污浊；使沾上泥；把…弄糊涂
- vi. 变得泥泞；沾满烂泥
词态变化
第三人称单数: muddies;过去式: muddied;过去分词: muddied;现在分词: muddying;比较级: muddier;最高级: muddiest;
中文词源
muddy 泥泞的
来自mud,泥浆。
英英释意
- 1. dirty with mud
- 2. cause to become muddy;
- "These data would have muddied the prediction"
- 3. make turbid;
- "muddy the water"
英文词源
- muddy (adj.)
- late 13c., from mud + -y (2). Big Muddy in reference to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825.
- muddy (v.)
- "to make muddy," c. 1600, from muddy (adj.). Related: Muddied; muddying.
考试真题
- An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: a man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- In the town of Tiverton, a new ice-cream store, the Muddy Moos, is opened.
2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文
- The author mentions the joke to show Chicago's streets were extremely muddy.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设
词组搭配
muddy the waters
make an issue or a situation more confusing and harder to understand by introducing comp;ications
使事情（或局势）更错综复杂
实用场景例句
- a muddy field/track
- 泥泞的田野 / 小径
牛津词典
- muddy boots/knees
- 沾满泥浆的靴子 / 膝盖
牛津词典
- muddy water
- 泥水
牛津词典
- a muddy pond
- 浑浊的池塘
牛津词典
- muddy green/brown
- 暗绿色 / 褐色
牛津词典
- ...a muddy track...
- 泥泞的小道
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The ground was still very muddy.
- 地上还很泥泞。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The paper has turned a muddy colour.
- 报纸已变成土黄色了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't muddy your new shoes.
- 别把泥巴沾到新鞋子上面去.
辞典例句
- We labo ( u ) red alongthe muddy road.
- 我们在泥泞的道路上吃力地走着.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The road is very muddy.
- 这条路非常泥泞.
《简明英汉词典》
- In its natural habitat , the plant grows deep in muddy soil.
- 在自己的栖所环境, 该植物在湿软的泥土中深根蒂固.
期刊摘选
- These are great shoes for muddy weather.
- 这种鞋在雨天泥泞的地上走最合适.
辞典例句
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- As soon as I found it, it went to under the muddy water and swam away.
- 刚我刚看到它就它潜入污浊的水中然后泅游泳逃了.
期刊摘选
- A carriage drove down the muddy lane.
- 一辆马车沿着泥泞的小路行驶.
辞典例句
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- The troops were impeded by the muddy road.
- 泥泞的道路使部队的行动受到了妨碍.
《用法词典》
- They passed a muddy track through the forest.
- 他们穿过森林的泥泞小路.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- There is a muddy expression in his face.
- 他脸上有一种糊涂的表情.
《简明英汉词典》