muck

muck
noun
  1. [mass noun]dirt, rubbish, or waste matter
    污垢；垃圾；废物
    I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen.
    我只擦掉挡风玻璃上的污垢。
    ■farmyard manure, widely used as fertilizer
    堆肥；厩肥
    ■(informal)something regarded as worthless, sordid, or corrupt
    (非正式)败坏道德的东西；毫无价值的东西；肮脏的东西
    the muck that passes for music in the pop charts.
    流行音乐排行榜上那些滥竽充数的作品。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (muck something up)(informal)mishandle a job or situation; spoil something
    (非正式)把…搞砸，把…弄糟
    she had mucked up her first few weeks at college.
    她进大学后头几个星期事情一团糟。
  2. (muck something out)(chiefly Brit.)remove manure and other dirt from a horse's stable or other animal's dwelling
    (主英)清除马厩（或其他动物棚舍）中的粪（或脏物）
  3. (rare)spread manure on (land)
    (罕)施厩肥于（田地）
常用词组
as common as muck
  1. (Brit. informal)of low social status
    (英，非正式)粗俗；地位低下；卑贱
make a muck of
  1. (Brit. informal)handle incompetently
    (英，非正式)把…弄糟
where there's muck there's brass
  1. (proverb)dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative
    (谚)要致富别怕脏
语源
  1. Middle English muk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki 'dung', from a Germanic base meaning 'soft', shared by meek
继承用法
muck about/around
  1. (Brit. informal)behave in a silly or aimless way, especially by wasting time when serious activity is expected
    (英，非正式)混日子；吊儿郎当瞎混；胡闹
    we just muck around in training and have a laugh.
    我们在训练时只是胡闹一通，找找乐罢了。
muck about/around with
  1. spoil (something) by interfering with it
    耍弄；瞎弄
muck someone about/around
  1. (Brit. informal)treat someone inconsiderately, typically by disrupting their activities or plans
    (英，非正式)轻率对待（尤指打乱某人的行动或计划）
muck in
  1. (Brit. informal)share tasks or accommodation without expecting a privileged position
    (英， 非正式)（不计地位地）一起工作；同吃同住
    she really enjoys mucking in with the lads.
    她的确喜欢和小伙子们一起干活。
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