muddied

英 [ˈmʌdid]

美 [ˈmʌdid]

v.  使变得泥泞; 使浑浊
muddy的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：muddied　过去式：muddied　

BNC.42994 / COCA.34094

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沾满泥的;多泥的;泥泞的
  Something that ismuddycontains mud or is covered in mud.
  1. ...a muddy track...
     泥泞的小道
  2. The ground was still very muddy.
     地上还很泥泞。
  3. ...his muddy boots.
     他沾满泥的靴子
• VERB 使沾上泥
  If youmuddysomething, you cause it to be muddy.
  1. The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes...
     地面还散发着雨后的气息，他们把鞋上弄得全是泥。
  2. His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.
     他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了，还弄上了泥巴。
• ADJ-GRADED 暗褐色的;土黄色的
  Muddyis used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish.
  1. The paper has turned a muddy colour.
     报纸已变成土黄色了。
• VERB 使更为复杂;使难以理解
  If someone or somethingmuddiesa situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
  1. It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.
     即使不把宗教牵扯进去，这个问题也已经够棘手的了。
  2. ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts.
     使克兰先生的努力变得难以理解的复杂动机

双语例句

• The party has not only muddied its message but has also cluttered its political programme with gimmicks.
  这个政党不仅使它的主旨显得扑朔迷离，而且让各种花招充斥它的政治纲领。
• Market expectations are for it to raise rates either in June or September, but the soaring value of the dollar and a spate of soft economic indicators have muddied the waters going into the meeting.
  市场对美联储加息的预期时间为6月或9月，但是美元飙升及一连串疲软的经济指标搅浑了本次会议的政策制定背景。
• Undoubtedly, some men on the front lines did leave their frozen, muddied trenches to not only bury their dead, but to exchange gifts of tobacco or even tunic button.
  毋庸置疑，在前线，有些男人的确离开了冰冷泥泞的战壕，不仅为了埋葬死者，也是为了交换礼物&烟草，甚至是外衣钮扣。
• But waters get muddied when it comes to owning thoughts intellectual property.
  但提到拥有思想（即知识产权）时，水就被搅浑了。
• Among investment companies the response has been less positive and even the successes have been muddied.
  投资企业的回应就没有那么积极了，就算取得了成功，也被搞糊涂了。
• The origin of snakes is a little bit muddied.
  蛇类的起源还不是很清楚。
• Enterprise software development never happens in a vacuum; clear-cut technical decisions become muddied by politics and other external factors.
  企业软件开发绝不是真空存在的；明确的技术决策会被政治和其他外部因素复杂化。
• A hole in the bow of the ship made by a torpedo. The first blow muddied his head.
  鱼雷在船头击出一个洞。头一击就把他打糊涂了。
• Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
  至于我的羊，只得吃你们所践踏的，喝你们所搅浑的。
• Sliding to put pressure on Distin, his shorts are muddied for the first time.79 minutes: First chance to score for Arsenal.
  第79分钟：获得打进阿森纳首球的机会。接亨利传球，可惜他的射门被詹姆斯扑出。