mass noun
1- dirt, rubbish, or waste matter污垢; 垃圾; 废物：
I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen.
我只擦掉挡风玻璃上的污垢。
1.1
- farmyard manure, widely used as fertilizer堆肥; 厩肥。
1.2
- informal something regarded as worthless, sordid, or corrupt〈非正式〉败坏道德的东西; 毫无价值的东西; 肮脏的东西：
the muck that passes for music in the pop charts.
流行音乐排行榜上那些滥竽充数的作品。
with obj.
1
muck something up
informal mishandle a job or situation; spoil something〈非正式〉把…搞砸, 把…弄糟：she had mucked up her first few weeks at college.
她进大学后头几个星期事情一团糟。
2
- (muck something out) chiefly Brit. remove manure and other dirt from a horse's stable or other animal's dwelling〈主英〉清除马厩（或其他动物棚舍）中的粪（或脏物）。
3
- rare spread manure on (land)〈罕〉施厩肥于（田地）。
短语
as common as muck
- Brit. informal of low social status〈英, 非正式〉粗俗; 地位低下; 卑贱。
make a muck of
- Brit. informal handle incompetently〈英, 非正式〉把…弄糟。
where there's muck there's brass
- proverb dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative〈谚〉要致富别怕脏。
词源
Middle English muk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki 'dung'， from a Germanic base meaning 'soft'， shared by MEEK.
短语动词
muck about/around
1
- Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way, especially by wasting time when serious activity is expected〈英, 非正式〉混日子; 吊儿郎当瞎混; 胡闹：
we just muck around in training and have a laugh.
我们在训练时只是胡闹一通, 找找乐子罢了。
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muck about/around with
spoil (something) by interfering with it耍弄; 瞎弄。
muck someone about/around
- Brit. informal treat someone inconsiderately, typically by disrupting their activities or plans〈英, 非正式〉轻率对待（尤指打乱某人的行动或计划）。
muck in
- Brit. informal share tasks or accommodation without expecting a privileged position〈英, 非正式〉（不计地位地）一起工作; 同吃同住：
she really enjoys mucking in with the lads.
她的确喜欢和小伙子们一起干活。