muddy

英 [ˈmʌdi]

美 [ˈmʌdi]

adj. 多泥的; 泥泞的; 含泥的; 浑浊的; 灰暗的; 暗淡的
v. 使变得泥泞; 使浑浊

过去分词：muddied　复数：muddies　现在分词：muddying　过去式：muddied　比较级：muddier　最高级：muddiest　第三人称单数：muddies　

Collins.1 / BNC.7679 / COCA.6484

习惯用语

muddy the waters, issue, etc.

搅浑水；添乱
to make a simple situation confused and more complicated than it really is

adj.

verb

ADJ-GRADED 沾满泥的;多泥的;泥泞的
Something that ismuddycontains mud or is covered in mud.
1. ...a muddy track...
  泥泞的小道
2. The ground was still very muddy.
  地上还很泥泞。
3. ...his muddy boots.
  他沾满泥的靴子
VERB 使沾上泥
If youmuddysomething, you cause it to be muddy.
1. 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。
2. 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。
ADJ-GRADED 暗褐色的;土黄色的
Muddyis used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish.
1. The paper has turned a muddy colour.
  报纸已变成土黄色了。
VERB 使更为复杂;使难以理解
If someone or somethingmuddiesa situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
1. 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。
2. ...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

Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank.
几只螃蟹沿着泥泞的河堤快速横行。
Mother called Bob down for walking into the kitchen with muddy boots.
鲍勃因穿着带泥的靴子进厨房而挨了母亲的骂。
Moving through an endless muddy puddle, the rear tire of my car blew out.
在没有尽头的泥坑中行驶时，我的汽车的后轮胎突然爆炸。
The arena was scarred by deep muddy ruts.
赛场上留下了深深的车辙泥痕。
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。
His glasses are muddy.
他的眼镜是模糊的。
She was rather fat, and her complexion was muddy and spotty.
她比较胖，脸色暗淡、多斑。
The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
The road was too muddy for trucks.
道路泥泞，卡车无法通行。
Dash a bucketful of water over the muddy floor.
拿一桶水把这带泥的地板冲洗一下。