单词	muck
释义	muck1 nounmuck2 verb muckmuck1 /mʌk/ noun [uncountable] informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINmuck1 Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from a Scandinavian language Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Clean out the leaves and other muck from your house gutters. His hands and fingernails were filthy, his face and legs covered in muck. I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen and wing mirrors. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But investigators believe the still-lost cockpit recorder either lost its pinger or it has been silenced by being socked in muck. Eventually some one will emerge from the muck, the rusty mayoral crown askew on a weary head. He sometimes gets his shoes soiled in trying to stay out of the muck. Is muck disposed of on a heap at the bottom of a field, or on to a muck trailer in the yard? Soft as muck! - Half of them have quit already. - Because he only wants the land, see. Their suggestions and alternatives might just drag your writing deep into the muck of tired language. What else is there to say about muck, glorious muck? You'd get your good barley and the muck would go behind the screens. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes things dirty► dirt dust, mud, or anything else that makes things dirty: · Why is there dirt all over the back seat of the car?· She swept the dirt off the back porch.· He took off his glasses, which were covered with dirt.speck of dirt (=small piece of dirt): · The rooms were cleaned until every speck of dirt and grit was gone. ► dust dry powder that forms a layer on furniture, floors, clothes etc, especially when they have not been cleaned or moved for a long time: · Max brushed the dust off his coat.layer of dust: · There was a thick layer of dust on the furniture. ► mud wet earth that sticks to your shoes, clothes, car, tyres etc: · There's mud all over the carpet.· Hayley scraped the dried mud off her boots.· Their expensive riding jackets were covered in mud. ► pollution the harmful effects on water, air, or land of chemicals and waste from factories, cars, modern farming methods etc: · Industrial pollution has killed much of the river's wildlife.· Pollution from cars is the main cause of global warming.· The convention, signed by the six states bordering the Black Sea, aims to reduce current pollution levels. ► muck British informal dirt or mud: · I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen and wing mirrors.be covered in muck: · His hands and fingernails were filthy, his face and legs covered in muck. ► grime thick, dark dirt that covers a surface over a period of time and is difficult to remove: · On one wall of the entryway hangs a large oil painting, covered with grime.· His hands were black with grime from working on the car. WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► spreading muck  special machinery for spreading muck onto the fields ► treated ... like muck  I’m not surprised she left. He treated her like muck (=very badly). 1dirt, mud, or another sticky substance that makes something dirty:  Come on, let’s wipe that muck off your face.2British English waste matter from animals, sometimes put on land to make plants grow better SYN  manure:  special machinery for spreading muck onto the fields dog muck3 British English something that is unpleasant or of very bad quality:  How can you eat that muck? It looks disgusting. I’m not surprised she left. He treated her like muck (=very badly).4make a muck of something British English informal to do something very badly and make a lot of mistakes SYN  muck up:  I really made a muck of the exam.5as common as muck British English informal very common or of a low social class muck1 nounmuck2 verb muckmuck2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE muck Simple Form Present I, you, we, they muck he, she, it mucks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they mucked Present perfect I, you, we, they have mucked he, she, it has mucked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had mucked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will muck Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have mucked Continuous Form Present I am mucking he, she, it is mucking you, we, they are mucking Past I, he, she, it was mucking you, we, they were mucking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been mucking he, she, it has been mucking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been mucking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be mucking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been mucking Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the old caretaker lives next door, so he feeds them and mucks out. And, as any football-mad kid knows, there is nothing as embarrassing as mucking about in last season's kit. Each does his own mucking out. He was taking no chances on having too many deaths to muck up his statistics. Her house, she says, is being renovated and it's mucking up her schedule. How long will it take if we all muck in? To McDonough, a stubby 280-pounder, the charm of elective office was not mucking about with papers and figures. You can come up and let yourself go - shout about and that and muck about. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► about · You can come up and let yourself go - shout about and that and muck about.· To McDonough, a stubby 280-pounder, the charm of elective office was not mucking about with papers and figures.· Blondel then requested the messenger to stop mucking about.· Not now the poor old feller's dead. - Ben, stop mucking about.· They're mostly Northerners, and they don't want to muck about.· The system can be totally operated by spoken commands, eliminating the need for mucking about with rodents or using the keyboard.· Pupils at Kensington infants' school are having a marvellous time just mucking about.· You don't go mucking about with things like that. ► around · I'd been mucking around and none of my mates like that.· Not all managers want their employees mucking around with decisions.· We just muck around in training and have a laugh. ► in · How long will it take if we all muck in?· A filled bath also makes a handy dip for anyone not mucking in properly.· They were, he said, ready to muck in.· Marie, who is single, really enjoys mucking in with the lads. ► out · Each does his own mucking out.· Workers on Monday mucked out basement and main-floor refuse left by the water.· And the old caretaker lives next door, so he feeds them and mucks out.· Mares in stalls make mucking out a large number easier.· I arrived, judging by the noise and the smells, just as they were mucking out the animals.· And in the evening again, feed and muck out.· When I put her in a small paddock while I muck out, she licks the soil for about ten minutes.· The stable was mucked out properly only once a year, in winter. ► up · He was taking no chances on having too many deaths to muck up his statistics.· Her house, she says, is being renovated and it's mucking up her schedule.· She always used to get on to me and tease me and muck up my stuff. muck about/around phrasal verb British English informal1to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or paying attention to something SYN  mess around:  Stop mucking about and listen! Some of the boys were mucking around on bikes.2 muck somebody about/around to cause trouble for someone, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you promised to do SYN  mess somebody around:  The company kept mucking us around and changing the price.muck in phrasal verb British English informal1to do your share of the work that is necessary in order to get a job done:  If we all muck in, we could get the whole house painted by the end of the week.2to share space with other peoplemuck in with There are only three bedrooms. Do you mind mucking in with the other boys?muck something ↔ out phrasal verb British English to clean the place where a farm animal lives:  You have to muck out the stables every day in the winter.muck something ↔ up phrasal verb informal1British English to do something badly, so that you fail to achieve something SYN  mess up:  I really mucked up my driving test first time.2to spoil something, especially an arrangement or plan SYN  mess up:  The bad weather mucked up our plans for a picnic.3British English to make something dirty SYN  mess up:  Who’s mucked up the carpet in here?
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