muddy

muddy
(muddier, muddiest)
  1. covered in or full of mud
    多烂泥的；泥泞的；沾满泥的
    they changed their muddy boots.
    他们把满是泥泞的靴子换下来。
    it was very muddy underfoot.
    脚下泥泞不堪。
    ■(of a liquid) discoloured and made cloudy by mud
    （液体）混浊的，泛起沉淀的
    ■(of a colour) dull and dirty-looking
    （颜色）晦暗的，混浊的
    the original colours were blurred into muddy pink and yellow.
    原先的颜色被弄污成黯淡的粉红和黄色。
    ■(of a sound, especially in music) not clearly defined
    （声音，尤指乐音）重浊的
    an awful muddy sound that renders his vocal incoherent.
    他重浊的嗓音使他的演唱含混不清。
    ■confused, vague, or illogical
    模糊的；糊涂的；不合逻辑的
    some sentences are so muddy that their meaning can only be guessed.
    一些句子含混不清，令人费解，什么意思只能靠猜。
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]cause to become covered in or full of mud
    使沾上烂泥
    the linoleum flooring was muddied.
    铺在地上的漆布毡被弄得都是泥。
    [as adj. muddied]cold, muddied feet.
    冰冷、泥污的双脚。
    ■make (something) hard to perceive or understand
    使…变得难以理解；使扑朔迷离
    the first year's results muddy rather than clarify the situation.
    第一年的结果使形势变得扑朔迷离而不是明朗了。
常用词组
muddy the waters
  1. 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
派生
muddily
adverb
muddiness
noun
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