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muddled

UK //ˈmʌdld//US //ˈmʌdld//

词源

源自中古英语 'modelen'(意为弄脏或搅拌),与 'mud'(泥浆)相关,引申出混淆、混乱的含义。

adjective

❶ 形容事物混乱不清、难以理解的状态,常用于描述思绪、记忆或情况因缺乏条理而显得糊涂。

“After the accident, his thoughts were completely muddled.”

(事故发生后,他的思绪完全混乱了。)

“The instructions were so muddled that no one could follow them.”

(这些说明太混乱了,没人能看懂。)

同义词:confused, disordered, jumbled

verb

❶ 使某事物变得混乱或难以理解,可能是无意中混淆或打乱了原有的顺序或逻辑。

“He muddled the papers on his desk while searching for the contract.”

(他在找合同时把桌上的文件弄乱了。)

“Don't muddle the facts when you explain the situation.”

(解释情况时不要混淆事实。)

同义词:confuse, mix up, disorganize

常见短语

muddled up — 指完全混淆或搞错了事物之间的关系或顺序,常用于强调错误的严重性。

“I got muddled up and sent the email to the wrong person.”

(我搞混了,把邮件发错了人。)

muddle through — 形容在缺乏明确计划或清晰思路的情况下,勉强完成某件事。

“We didn't have a guidebook, so we just muddled through the city.”

(我们没有旅游指南,所以只能在城里瞎转悠。)