| 释义 |
mud /mʌd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 泥，泥土；烂泥，泥浆；淤泥
They make their houses out of mud and stones. 他们用泥土和石头造房子。
She was covered in mud. 她浑身是泥。
A drizzling rain turned the dust of the roads into mud. 濛濛细雨把道路上的尘土变成泥浆。
mud at the bottom of a pond 池底淤泥
2. 干泥地
3. 无价值的东西，渣滓；废品
treat sb. as mud (或 as the mud beneath one's feet) 视某人如草芥
sell sth. for the mud 把某物当废品卖掉
4. 污蔑，毁谤
fling (或 sling, throw) mud at sb. 中伤某人
throw mud on sb.'s motives 污蔑某人的动机
5. (由土、水及化学品等拌合而成用于钻探的)浆
6. 〈美俚〉烟土，鸦片
7. 〈美俚〉咖啡(尤指浓咖啡)
8. 〈美俚〉泥浆状物质(如原油、熔化的金属等)
9. 〈美俚〉(庆祝会等所赠的)石膏小塑像；小礼品
10. 〈美俚〉不清晰的无线电(或电报)信号
II (mudded; mudding)
❶ vt.
1. 用泥把…弄脏；用泥涂；用泥堵住；把…埋在泥土中
mud pedestrians with careless driving 莽撞开车而把泥浆溅在行人身上
mud the walls of a hut 用泥涂小屋的墙壁
tanks mudded up for camouflage 涂上泥土以作伪装的坦克
mud the chinks in the cabin 用泥堵住木屋的隙缝
2. 使混浊，使泛起沉淀
The big snakehead mudded the brook. 大黑鱼把溪水搅混了。
❷ vi.
(鱼、虫等)钻入泥中，躲在泥中
a place where the eels mud 泥土中躲藏着鳗鱼的地方
[< ? MLG mudde; 比较 MHG mot swamp, mud, Swed modd slush] phr. (as) clear as mud 〈口〉一点也不清楚，使人莫名其妙 The instructions were badly written — they were about as clear as mud. 指示写得很糟糕，简直一点也看不懂。drag in (或 into, through) the mud 〈口〉玷污，诋毁 His name was dragged in the mud. 他的名声被毁了。 (Here's) mud in your eye! 〈口〉干杯!祝您健康! (原系第一次世界大战时士兵战地祝酒用语)“Yeah. Mud in your eye,” I said and swallowed it quickly. “好，干杯!”我说，并一饮而尽。 If you throw mud enough, some of it will stick. 〈谚〉毁谤重复多次，就会有人相信。 sb.'s name is mud. 〈口〉某人声名扫地了；某人失宠倒霉了 Her name has been mud around here. 她在我们这儿已声名扫地。 If you tell mother I spilled ink on the rug, my name will be mud. 要是你告诉妈妈我把墨水泼在地毯上，我就要倒霉了。 stick in the mud 1. 陷入泥淖 2. 落后保守，毫无进取心 |