单词 | muddy |
释义 | muddy (mʌdi ) Word forms: muddier , muddiest , muddies , muddying , muddied 1. adjective B2 Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud. ...a muddy track. The ground was still very muddy. ...his muddy boots. Synonyms: boggy, swampy, marshy, miry 2. verb If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy. The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes. [VERB noun] His new grey jacket was torn and muddied. [VERB-ed] 3. graded adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Muddy is used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish. The paper has turned a muddy colour. Synonyms: dull, flat, blurred, unclear 4. verb If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand. It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion. [VERB noun] ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts. [VERB noun] muddied adjective Overseas, the legal issues are more muddied. muddy the waters phrase If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand. They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues. Idioms: muddy the waters to deliberately try to make a situation or an issue more confusing and complicated than it really is This ruling seems only to have muddied the waters. It seems a bit confusing and we are seeking clarification. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: muddy patch If it cuts the corner off a lawn, think about extending the border to incorporate this muddy patch. Times, Sunday Times He's inspecting a muddy patch of riverbank. Times, Sunday Times It also makes it better wearing too; you are less likely to get muddy patches where there's winter footfall. Times, Sunday Times If one looks carefully at muddy patches in the woods, or beside ditches, one can find the tiny leaves of several wild flowers just breaking the surface of the earth. Times, Sunday Times So in each episode of this new six-part series he helps people to overcome their low-level helplessness and transform muddy patches of nothingvery-much into oases of tranquility. Times, Sunday Times But her journey from muddy path to red carpet has been rapid. The Sun We strike out on a muddy path into woodland, the fox's preferred habitat. Times,Sunday Times When they hopped on to her back, her neck, and her head, their weight sent her sprawling onto the muddy path. Times, Sunday Times At first the tunnel was a simple, muddy path in which supplies had to be carried by hand or on the backs of soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alongside muddy paths, wild strawberry leaves are opening out into three downy leaflets, some green, some tinged with vivid scarlet. Times, Sunday Times We were tired and skint, with a muddy pond to show for it. Times, Sunday Times The players have to swing on a rope, crawl under a net and run through a muddy pond in the course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They had to swing on a rope, crawl under a net and run through a muddy pond. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My end goal was not simply to sit in a series of muddy ponds and set off charges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Astonished that the prince had completed his task, the king then ordered him to clear a muddy pond and fill it with fish in a day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I can look around and find myself slipping into a muddy puddle of 'that's not fair'. The Sun Good songs, and expect to get wet with the muddy puddle splashing. Times, Sunday Times Splashing through the muddy puddles yesterday morning, the gas board was out in force to check the mains. Times, Sunday Times Or will she be laughing in a few months, when we're all straining muddy puddles through old tights? Times, Sunday Times Fond of jumping in muddy puddles. Times, Sunday Times After half an hour of walking along the muddy river, we came to a series of five cliffs that the river cascades down. Times, Sunday Times The driver kept going for 200 yards before his minibus got stuck in the muddy river bed. The Sun There's no pool, just a muddy river in the middle of a cornfield. Times, Sunday Times Swimming with elephants - it's meant to be cultural immersion, not muddy river immersion. Times, Sunday Times Between me and it, though, there ran a deep, muddy river, with no crossing anywhere near. Times, Sunday Times The novel mentions two main settlements: the first being in the interior of the country at the intersection of the river and a muddy stream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She loved eggs, the beach, muddy streams, birthday cards and a comfy spot on which to rest after walks. Times, Sunday Times Rescuers, including local military forces, were hampered by the region's poor roads, which become muddy streams in rainstorms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Muddy streams generally have more sediment in the water, reducing clarity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a muddy swamp and the artificial grass made all the difference. Times, Sunday Times They come near the muddy swamp and find his cigarette packet and match box nearby. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before they are able to escape the forest though, they fall into a muddy swamp and are surrounded by three seemingly ominous figures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In dry periods, the old river bed used to shrink into isolated muddy swamps, spreading disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After me, there's nothing except a very muddy track down to a field. The Sun They also created a muddy track, connecting the house to a main road. Times, Sunday Times Further investigation, down a muddy track barricaded with branches, revealed a squalid scene reminiscent of a shanty town. Times, Sunday Times Unusually, however, thanks to our position next to a muddy track through the middle of the festival site, the shape of this audience changed over the course of the set. The Times Literary Supplement Pass bird hide on right, through car park and take wide muddy track on far side. Times, Sunday Times Our muddy trail was crisscrossed with tracks: neat fox pads, hoofed roe deer slots and, at last, the shoe-sized, five-toed signature prints of a bear. Times,Sunday Times The cycling, in particular, can be hamstring-burning hard for a lazy commuter rider like me, with mountain climbs of more than 1,500ft spread over four miles, often on muddy trails. Times,Sunday Times This mule-drawn transportation was expensive and fraught with difficulties: leaking barrels, muddy trails, wagon breakdowns and mule/driver problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About eight months later in a muddy trench in the middle of nowhere, my troop commander began to introduce me. Times, Sunday Times It's the horrible thought of a man with a pen, in a muddy trench, writing. Times, Sunday Times These cartridges became wet in the muddy trench warfare environment; and swelled paper cases would no longer chamber reliably. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They navigate muddy trenches, and detour through every gap in the woods. The Sun Some of the races are partially floodlit, but most involve wading through muddy trenches and over walls or haystacks guided only by the glare of your head torch. Times, Sunday Times The perfect tip after a muddy walk or festival. Times, Sunday Times Little touches, such as complimentary wellies for muddy walks and homemade shortbread on arrival, make it feel super-homely. The Sun These are perfect for families that want to go on long muddy walks or holiday with their pets. The Sun I was wearing the ugliest, most unflattering green rain jacket known to man, a pair of butch and muddy walking boots and the same offending pinstripe trousers. Times, Sunday Times For pets who have enjoyed muddy walks among the trees, there's a hosing-off area, and owners can enjoy all meals with their four-legged friends in the lounge and bar. Times,Sunday Times Thousands of homes are swamped with muddy water, bringing drinking water shortages and fear of mosquitoborne diseases. The Sun In and out of them we stumbled, slipping and falling in the muddy water as the paras tried to regroup. Times, Sunday Times First, it was the rainy season, so the tranquil blue river in the tour picture was churning with deep torrents of muddy water. Times, Sunday Times Locals joined staff in rescuing furniture and sweeping away muddy water. Times, Sunday Times He spends most of each day in muddy water, pulling out gold ore. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 泥泞的, 使沾上泥巴 Japanese: 泥だらけの, 泥だらけにする |
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