| 单词 | murky |
| 释义 | murky (mɜːʳki ) Word forms: murkier , murkiest 1. adjective A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke. [+ with] It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon. 2. adjective Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it. ...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness. Synonyms: dark, obscure, cloudy, impenetrable 3. adjective If you describe an activity or situation as murky, you suspect that it is dishonest or morally wrong. [British, disapproval] There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. Synonyms: questionable, dark, secret, suspect 4. adjective If you describe something as murky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand. The law here is a little bit murky. Collocations: murky relationship He writes to lift the fog from the sometimes murky relationship between psychology and spirituality. Christianity Today But the three silent 'kabuki' mimes who flit around throughout obscure rather than enhance the still murky relationships between the protagonists. Times, Sunday Times He argued that the novel's central theme was the mystery of artistic influence, borrowing and collaboration, the individual artists murky relationship to the world around him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a blast of gospel-centered truth into a mundane or murky situation. Christianity Today It's a murky situation, and a tricky one to call for shareholders. Times, Sunday Times In this murky situation we offer wholesome journalism reflective of a healthy worldview free from narrowness, communalism and extremism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As far as the management and the coaches' council, we have absolutely new people who have not been involved in murky situations. Times, Sunday Times Occasionally a diver breaks the calm to plunge into the warm murky water. Times, Sunday Times It can help in situations where murky water makes it difficult for divers like him to see. Smithsonian Mag I took a few deep breaths, plunged my face into the cold, murky water and started to swim. Times, Sunday Times It runs two days a week, she said, just long enough to give each family 50 litres of murky water. Times, Sunday Times A flurry of activity and the murky water ripples. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 阴暗的 Japanese: 薄暗く陰気な |
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