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

• 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。
• Of course, the picture is muddied by the vast changes that religion went through in the journey from tribal dancing to Anglican hymns.
  当然，随着宗教经历了从部落舞蹈到圣公会赞歌的发展，巨大的变化也使这种优势模糊了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The issue is further muddied by different currencies: the Renminbi for Shanghai and Shenzhen, and the Hong Kong dollar.
  计价币种的不同使问题变得更加混乱：沪深交易所使用人民币，香港使用港元。
• During the high tide of the revolution, all kinds of people flocked to join; so inevitably the waters were muddied and the bad became mixed with the good.
  在革命高潮时期，各种人都来参加，未免泥沙俱下，鱼龙混杂。
• For too long, he says, American politics were muddied by geography.
  他说，美国政治陷入地缘主义的时间已经太长了。
• But there is a tacit acknowledgment that the commercialisation of the applications process, with many companies offering essay-writing services for MBA applicants, has muddied the waters.
  不过，人们有一种心照不宣的共识：申请流程的商业化（许多企业为MBA申请人提供申请短文写作服务）令情况变得更为复杂。