1
- a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground（尤指雨水积成的）水坑, 泥潭：
splashing through deep puddles
淌水走过深水坑
figurative 〈喻〉a little puddle of light.
一片亮光。
2
- mass noun clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering for embankments胶土（用黏土、沙和水而成, 用来助堤坝防水）。
3
- Rowing a circular patch of disturbed water made by the blade of an oar at each stroke【划船】（划桨激起的）漩涡。
with obj.
1
- wet or cover (a surface) with water, especially rainwater（尤指雨水）弄湿; 覆盖：
the cobbles under our feet were wet and puddled.
我们脚底下的鹅卵石湿漉漉的。
1.1
- no obj.(of liquid) form a small pool（液体）形成水潭：
rivulets of water coursed down the panes, puddling on the sill.
水顺着窗框流下, 窗台上积了一摊水。
1.2
- no obj. archaic dabble or wallow in mud or shallow water〈古〉（在泥潭、浅水滩）打滚：
children are playing and puddling about in the dirt.
孩子们嬉戏着, 在泥潭中滚作一团。
1.3
- no obj.
puddle about/around
informal occupy oneself in a disorganized or unproductive way〈非正式〉瞎忙： the Internet is just the latest excuse for puddling around at work.
互联网只不过是工作中瞎忙的最新借口。
2
- line (a hole) with puddle用胶土填（洞）。
2.1
- knead (clay and sand) into puddle把（黏土和沙）捣成胶土。
2.2
- work (mixed water and clay) to separate gold or opal处理（混合的水和黏土）将金（或蛋白石）分离。
2.3
- usu. as noun puddling chiefly historical stir (molten iron) with iron oxide in a furnace, to produce wrought iron by oxidizing carbon〈主史〉搅炼（熔化的铁水）。
派生词
puddler
nounpuddly
adjective词源
Middle English: diminutive of Old English pudd 'ditch，furrow'; compare with German dialect Pfudel 'pool'.