| 单词 | muddle |
| 释义 | muddle (mʌdəl ) Word forms: muddles , muddling , muddled 1. variable noun [oft in/into a N] If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder. My thoughts are all in a muddle. We are going to get into a hopeless muddle. ...a general muddle of pencils and boxes. [+ of] The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay. ...domestic muddles and family tensions. Synonyms: confusion, mess, disorder, chaos 2. verb If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which. Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names. [VERB noun] Synonyms: jumble, confuse, disorder, scramble Muddle up means the same as muddle. The question muddles up three separate issues. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He sometimes muddles me up with other patients. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] muddled up adjective I know that I am getting my words muddled up. Phrasal verbs: muddle along phrasal verb If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life. I've started to learn how to do things properly, rather than just muddling along. [VERB PARTICLE] muddle through phrasal verb If you muddle through, you manage to do something even though you do not have the proper equipment or do not really know how to do it. We will muddle through and just play it day by day. [VERB PARTICLE] The BBC may be able to muddle through the next five years like this. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Somehow or other, we muddled our way through. [VERB noun PARTICLE] muddle up muddle [sense 2] Translations: Chinese: 困惑 Japanese: 混乱状態 |
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