muddy

UK //ˈmʌdi//US //ˈmʌdi//

词源

源自中古英语 'muddi'，与 'mud'（泥）相关，可能源于古英语或低地德语。

❶ 形容被泥浆覆盖或含有大量泥土的，通常指地面、水或物体因雨水或泥土而变得不干净或难以辨认。

“The path was muddy after the heavy rain.”

（大雨过后，小路变得泥泞不堪。）

“Her shoes were muddy from walking in the field.”

（她的鞋子因为在田里走路而沾满了泥。）

❶ 形容颜色或光线暗淡、不清晰，类似于泥土的颜色或浑浊的状态。

“The painting had a muddy brown tone.”

（这幅画有一种浑浊的棕色调。）

“The photo came out muddy and unclear.”

（照片拍出来很模糊，不清晰。）

同义词:dirty, mucky, murky, cloudy, unclear

❶ 使某物变得泥泞或浑浊，通常指因泥土或污垢而弄脏或模糊。

“The kids muddied their clothes while playing outside.”

（孩子们在外面玩耍时把衣服弄脏了。）

“The construction work muddied the river.”

（建筑工程使河水变得浑浊。）

同义词:soil, dirty, cloud, confuse, obscure

muddy the waters — 使情况变得更加复杂或混乱，通常指通过增加不必要的细节或误导性信息。

“His vague answers only muddied the waters during the discussion.”

（他含糊的回答只会让讨论变得更加混乱。）