muddle

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vt. 混合, 使微醉, 使咬字不清晰 vi. 胡乱对付 n. 困惑, 混浊状态

发音

UK /ˈmʌdl̩/
US /ˈmʌd(ə)l/

词形变化

muddles 复数 muddled muddles 三单 muddles muddling muddling 现在分词 muddled 过去式 muddled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mixture; a confusion; a garble.

    The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning.

  2. 2.

    A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.

  3. 3.

    A muddy mess.

    古体
  4. 1.

    A servant's attendant; underservant.

    印度 历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

    Young children tend to muddle their words.

  2. 2.

    To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.

    He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.

  3. 3.

    To dabble in mud.

  4. 4.

    To make turbid or muddy.

  5. 5.

    To think and act in a confused, aimless way.

  6. 6.

    To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.

  7. 7.

    To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

fix mess hole jam pickle smother clutter jumble fuddle kettle of fish

上位词 4

disorder difficulty difficultness disorderliness

下位词 3

rummage dog's breakfast dog's dinner
动词

同义词 2

puddle addle

上位词 5

confuse jumble rile mix up roil

相关短语

muddle through 终于对付过去, 终于应付过去 muddle up 把…搞乱 muddle along 混日子, 得过且过 muddle the waters muddle on 混日子, 得过且过

词源

From Middle English modelen (attested in present participle modeland (“wallowing”)), from Middle Dutch moddelen (“to make muddy”), from modde, mod (“mud”) (Modern Dutch modder). By surface analysis, mud + -le. Compare German Kuddelmuddel.

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