murky

英 [ˈmɜːki]

美 [ˈmɜːrki]

adj. 浑浊的; 污浊的; 昏暗的; 阴暗的; 朦胧的; 隐晦的; 含糊的; 暧昧可疑的

最高级：murkiest　比较级：murkier　

GRE IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.11317 / COCA.9073

同义词辨析

dark black dim dusky murky【导航词义：黑，暗】

darkadj. 黑的，暗的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。

〔例证〕

The room is too dark to paint a picture in.
这房间光线太暗，不能在这儿画画。
Don't always focus on the dark side of things.
不要总是关注事物的阴暗面。

blackadj. 黑色的

〔辨析〕

主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。

〔例证〕

He likes to wear a black jacket.
他喜欢穿黑色夹克。
He found a black cave.
他发现了一个黑漆漆的山洞。

dimadj. 微暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕

强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。

〔例证〕

You'd better not read in that dim room.
你最好不要在那个昏暗的房间里看书。
He has a dim memory of his childhood.
他对童年的记忆有些模糊不清了。

duskyadj. 昏暗的，暗淡的，蒙的

〔辨析〕

强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。

〔例证〕

He sat in a dusky corner.
他坐在昏暗的角落里。
It was a dusky winter day when he returned home after a long journey.
那是一个灰蒙蒙的冬日，经过一番长途跋涉，他终于回到家了。

murkyadj. 黑暗的，阴暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕

主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。

〔例证〕

I couldn't make out the house number in the murky light.
在昏暗的光线下我看不清房子的门牌号。
The secretary only put forward a murky suggestion.
秘书仅提出了一个模糊的建议。

牛津词典

adj.

浑浊的；污浊的
not clear; dark or dirty with mud or another substance
1. She gazed into the murky depths of the water.
  她注视着那幽暗的水底。
昏暗的；阴暗的；朦胧的
dark and unpleasant because of smoke, fog , etc.
1. a murky night
  昏暗的夜
隐晦的；含糊的；暧昧可疑的
not clearly known and suspected of not being honest
1. He had a somewhat murky past.
  他有一段不清白的过去。
2. the murky world of arms dealing
  黑暗的军火生意

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 阴暗的;昏暗的
Amurkyplace or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light.
1. 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。
2. 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。
ADJ-GRADED (水或雾)污浊的，浑浊的
Murkywater or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it.
1. ...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness.
  内斯湖幽深浑浊的湖水
ADJ-GRADED 暧昧可疑的;不可告人的
If you describe an activity or situation asmurky, you suspect that it is dishonest or morally wrong.
1. 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。
ADJ-GRADED 含糊不清的;难以理解的
If you describe something asmurky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand.
1. The law here is a little bit murky...
  此处的法律条文有点含糊不清。
2. 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。

英英释义

adj

dark or gloomy
1. a murky dungeon
2. murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps
Synonym:mirky
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
1. a cloudy liquid
2. muddy coffee
3. murky waters
Synonym:cloudymuddymirkyturbid

双语例句

But finding the best balance transfer credit card can sometimes be a murky affair.
但如何找到最佳的平衡转移信用卡有时会出现一个阴暗的事。
We suspected he had a murky past.
我们怀疑他有不可告人的过去。
I often joke that Macau is a murky pond in which many corrupt fish are hiding, he said.
他说：我常常开玩笑说，澳门就是个浑浊的水塘，里面藏着许多腐败的鱼。
Milestones are a bit murky when you're delving into elements of enterprise architecture beyond design and IT.
在深入研究除设计和IT以外的企业架构元素时，里程碑有一点含混不清。
When bud vase water is murky or flowers wilted.
花瓶中的水是混浊的，花是枯萎的。
In reality the difference between the two is more murky.
但在现实中，两者之间的区别更为模糊。
Murky water after tsunamis can prevent sunlight from reaching the coral sealife, which needs it to grow.
海啸过后，海水一片浑浊，可能会阻止阳光照射到珊瑚礁周围的海洋生物上，而这些生物需要阳光才能生长。
Financial crisis's influence, our country real estate market is continued murky.
受金融危机的影响，我国房地产市场持续低迷。
By shining the bright light of reason on this murky and frightening issue.
让足够光明与充足的理由投射到这一不光彩的令人惶恐的问题上吧。
He snaps pictures of crippled trees and murky streams, and posts them on the Internet.
他咬断损伤的树和黑暗的水流照片，而且在英特网上邮寄他们。