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muddle/ˈmʌd(ə)l/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up, together) bring into disorder 把…弄乱;把…弄糟 2 tr. bewilder, confuse 使糊涂;使混乱 3 tr. mismanage (an affair) 把(事情)弄糟 4 tr. US crush and mix (the ingredients for a drink) [美]调合;搅拌(含各种成分的饮料) 5 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) busy oneself in a confused and ineffective way 瞎忙 ●n. 1 disorder 混乱状态 2 a muddled condition 糟糕局面 □ make a muddle of 1 bring into disorder 把…弄得一团糟 2 bungle 搞糟,搞坏 □ muddle along (or on) progress in a haphazard way 得过且过;混日子 □ muddle through succeed by perseverance rather than skill or efficiency 混过 □ muddle up confuse (two or more things) 混淆(两种或两种以上的事情) □ muddler n.□ muddlingly adv.[perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen, frequentative of modden ‘dabble in mud’ (as MUD)] |