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单词 muddy
释义
muddy1 adjectivemuddy2 verb
muddymud‧dy1 /ˈmʌdi/ ●●○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • muddy water
  • Are your shoes muddy?
  • On the tax issue, the difference between the two parties is muddy.
  • She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her.
  • They moved slowly along the muddy footpath.
  • Your shoes are really muddy - take them off before you come in.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Enclosed in plastic casing of muddy beige, it was slightly bigger than a shoebox on end, about fourteen inches high.
  • He got down on his hands and knees and tried to rub out the muddy footprints.
  • He turned and stared back down the muddy track.
  • If the surface of a lake is lashed into waves, the water becomes muddy and the bottom invisible.
  • On the way down, the path can be muddy and steep and in places needs extra care.
  • She staggered into the tepid, muddy water of the Pease and drank.
  • The drivers roared round tight corners and skilfully navigated a twisty, bendy and muddy course.
  • Upending rocks in the muddy cove, I uncover fighting green crabs that rise up startled and scurry off into the muck.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not clean: · His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands.
very dirty: · Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness.
covered with mud: · It had been raining hard and the path was muddy.
covered with dust: · the dusty shelves in the attic
covered with oil or grease: · Greasy food is bad for your health.
(also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: · He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt.· mucky fingers
covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: · I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train.
looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: · We worked in a dingy little office behind the station.
used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: · 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air.
made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: · The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food.
formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: · People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation.
formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: · The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions.
(also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: · People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes.· They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions.
formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: · Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.
Longman Language Activatordirty
not clean: · Look how dirty your hands are!· Take off those dirty jeans.· We were hot and dirty after working in the garden all afternoon.· Do you have any dirty clothes you need me to wash?get dirty (=become dirty): · How did the floor get so dirty?
covered in mud: · Your shoes are really muddy - take them off before you come in.· They moved slowly along the muddy footpath.· She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her.
a dusty room, piece of furniture etc is covered in dust, especially because no one has cleaned it or moved it for a long time: · The room was dark and dusty.· dusty shelves· The journal was dusty and beginning to fall apart.
something that is greasy looks dirty because it has an oily substance on it: · greasy pots and pans· Dick wiped his hands on a greasy rag.· Her long greasy hair hung down to her shoulders.
something that is grubby is fairly dirty, usually because it has been used a lot and not washed: · He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.· Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn.· From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper.
something that is grimy has a covering of dirt on its surface, especially because it has not been cleaned for a long time: · Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.· The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.· It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe.
especially British, informal dirty: · Don't wear your best shoes -- you'll only get them all mucky.· The cafeteria was self-service, and guests had to carry their food on little plastic trays to mucky tables.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· the muddy brown water of the river
(=make an issue more difficult to understand or deal with than it needs to be)· You must not let your feelings cloud the issue.
· They trudged up the muddy path.
· His boots were wet and muddy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· A muddy bottom is greatly appreciated by all Bacopa species.· The muddy bottom was only about a foot below the surface of the ice.· It thrives on a muddy bottom, and therefore a base consisting of sand or loam should be provided.· Huge creatures of the imagination scuttled across the muddy bottom of the river.· Dabbling ducks operate a similar system when sifting through the muddy bottoms of the waters on which they live.· Cultivation: Being essentially a bog plant, it requires a muddy bottom, or one which is rich in organic matter.· Cultivation: This plant requires a muddy bottom, therefore a mixture of clay and sand is ideal.
· This picture board just happens to be in a muddy field.· Yartsov and 12 other families who were assigned rundown concrete one-room hovels clustered in a muddy field.· For instance, there is no more depressing sight than horses and ponies standing miserably in a muddy field.· This demands a studio on a Sunday rather than a rainy, muddy field on a Saturday.· Like two regiments facing each other over a stretch of muddy field.· Over a stretch of muddy field ... she had to bridge the gap - decide.· He presumably spends his winters in a nice clean stable but most animals live in muddy fields.
· It was a freezing morning and the Section had run for five miles over muddy paths and swampy fields.· We crossed over the bridge and followed the wet and muddy path along the bank.· The man leans against the gate two hundred yards ahead of us along the muddy path.· Keep an eye open on muddy paths or patches of snow for the tracks of hedgehogs.· The Corporals ran around screaming and kicking us, as we climbed and scrambled up the muddy path to the house.
· Agents appear to be mostly discreetly patrolling the muddy roads around the compound, monitoring traffic and keeping a watch.
· He had left his car on a muddy track some distance from the cottage which was scarcely visible through the mist.· Jack went down a rutted, muddy track to a low stone-built wall behind which was a ploughed field.· For a while, until the thaw or rain, these muddy tracks will be fossilised and time will stand still.· He turned and stared back down the muddy track.· He picked his way along the muddy track to where he had left his car.
· Many happy hours were spent walking in the woods, chasing elusive rabbits and splashing through the muddiest water.· She staggered into the tepid, muddy water of the Pease and drank.· We lived in the bush, drank muddy water, were bitten by mosquitoes.· The muddy water seemed to taste even worse and was causing intestinal cramps.· Clear lakes have more species than do those with muddy water.· They squatted in muddy water, slept above it, peed in it.· Almost blind in the shallow muddy water, it is swimming by instinct, following the deepest sand channels.· Then they made their way crouching along it, their feet splashing through muddy water.
· With the ball often in need of a team of scuba-divers to dig it out of the muddy waters, the decision made sense.· I gave her a good shove, and she sprawled into the muddy waters.
1covered with mud or containing mud:  Take your boots off outside if they’re muddy. the muddy waters of the lake► see thesaurus at dirty2confused and not clear:  On the issue of education, the difference between the two parties is muddy.3colours that are muddy are dull:  The carpet was an unpleasant muddy brown.4sounds that are muddy are not clear
muddy1 adjectivemuddy2 verb
muddymuddy2 verb (past tense and past participle muddied, present participle muddying, third person singular muddies) [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
muddy
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymuddy
he, she, itmuddies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymuddied
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave muddied
he, she, ithas muddied
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad muddied
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill muddy
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have muddied
Continuous Form
PresentIam muddying
he, she, itis muddying
you, we, theyare muddying
PastI, he, she, itwas muddying
you, we, theywere muddying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been muddying
he, she, ithas been muddying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been muddying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be muddying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been muddying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The storm muddied the fields.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Ducks and geese are stripping the shoreline of vegetation, triggering erosion that muddies the shallow lake.
  • He ran out into the street, his soaked shoes splashing water over his trousers, muddying his coat.
  • He slumped there on the wet street, coat muddied and stained.
  • The plot gets muddied with the whose-been-sleeping-with-whom scenario and much shifty eye gazing.
  • The Richardson's ran forays into other parts of London, muddying other people's water, but it was not appreciated.
  • Weldon studied crabs in Plymouth harbour that were being forced to live in water that was muddied by human activity.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· the muddy brown water of the river
(=make an issue more difficult to understand or deal with than it needs to be)· You must not let your feelings cloud the issue.
· They trudged up the muddy path.
· His boots were wet and muddy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The Richardson's ran forays into other parts of London, muddying other people's water, but it was not appreciated.
· My first task will be to say why the focus upon mental representation has muddied the waters.· Her own parents had muddied those waters irremediably.· Barclaycard and Lloyds Bank muddied the waters even more by offering tiered rates.· Now let's muddy the waters.· The intricacies of this had almost defied analysis since the early years of the century when Balfour had deliberately muddied the waters.
1to make something dirty with mud:  Lizzy walked around the edge of the field, taking care not to muddy her new shoes.2muddy the waters/the issue to make a situation more complicated or confusing than it was before – used to show disapproval
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