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muckmQkn [U]animal excrement, esp. used as FERTILIZER to make plants grow well, or (infml) dirt or waste matter厩肥， 污物，废物There were piles of dog/dog's muck all over the path.小径上满是一堆堆的狗屎。When the farmers spread muck on their fields you can smell it for miles.农民们向田里下粪肥时，你在几英里外就能闻到。I use stable muck as a mulch for my roses.我用厩肥做我玫瑰的护根。There was a large muck heap in the corner of the yard.院子的一角有一大堆粪肥。(infml) You're treading muck into the carpet with your dirty shoes!你的鞋子把地毯踩脏了！(infml) There's greasy muck all over the front of the bike.自行车的前部满是油污。(infml) Nuclear power's biggest problem is toxic muck.核动力的最大问题在于毒性废物。The immigrants were treated like muck (= treated as if they were not important).移民像粪土一样被随意处置。Muck also means something of very bad quality, for example a book, a TV show or food.质量低劣的东西You're not watching that muck again are you?你不会又在看那狗屁电视节目吧？I'm not eating that muck! (disapproving)我不要吃那差劲的东西!Muck-raking is the activity, esp. of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public.（尤指新闻记者的）搜集并揭发丑事There was so much muck-raking about his family life and previous business activities that he decided not to stand for election.由于从他家庭生活和早期业务活动中搜出那么多丑闻，他决定不去参加竞选了。A muck-raking documentary exposed her past relationships with famous people.一部揭发丑事的纪录片揭露了她与一些名人过去的关系。At the very least these so-called muck-rakers have exposed the dark side of society, such as worsening corruption and political favours.至少这些所谓刺探阴私者揭露了社会的阴暗面，如日益严重的腐化和政治照顾。(Br saying)'Where there's muck there's brass'means that a lot of money can be made by someone from a business activity which other people find dirty or unpleasant.要致富别怕脏。
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