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muddier, muddiest
covered in or full of mud多烂泥的; 泥泞的; 沾满泥的:they changed their muddy boots
他们换掉了满是泥泞的靴子
it was very muddy underfoot.
脚下泥泞不堪。
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- (of a liquid) discoloured and made cloudy by mud(液体)混浊的, 泛起沉淀的。
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- (of a colour) dull and dirty-looking(颜色)晦暗的, 混浊的:
the original colours were blurred into muddy pink and yellow.
原先的颜色被弄污成黯淡的粉红和黄色。
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- (of a sound, especially in music) not clearly defined(声音, 尤指乐声)重浊的:
an awful muddy sound that renders his vocal incoherent.
他重浊的嗓音使他的演唱含混不清。
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- confused, vague, or illogical模糊的; 糊涂的; 不合逻辑的:
some sentences are so muddy that their meaning can only be guessed.
一些句子含混不清, 令人费解, 什么意思只能靠猜。
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-ies, -ied
with obj. cause to become covered in or full of mud使沾上烂泥:the linoleum flooring was muddied
铺在地上的漆布毡被弄得都是泥
as adj. muddied cold, muddied feet.冰冷、泥污的双脚。
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- make (something) hard to perceive or understand使变得难以理解; 使扑朔迷离:
the first year's results muddy rather than clarify the situation.
第一年的结果使形势变得扑朔迷离而不是明朗了。
短语
muddy the waters
- make an issue or a situation more confusing and harder to understand by introducing complications使事情(或局势)更错综复杂。
派生词