英语词汇“addle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	addle
释义	ad·dle I. \ˈad^əl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English adel, from Old English adela; akin to Middle Low German adele liquid manure, Swedish dialect adel animal urine, and perhaps to Greek onthos animal dung now dialect Britain : stagnant or filthy liquid II. adjective Etymology: Middle English adel-, from adel, n. 1. of an egg : foul smelling and putrid : rotten 2. a. : empty, unsound < I wish him an ounce more wit in his addle head — William Robertson †1686 > b. : confused, muddled < the brains of the people growing more and more addle — Edmund Burke > III. \ˈad^əl\ verb (addled ; addled ; addling \-d(^ə)liŋ\ ; addles) *transitive verb* : to throw into confusion or disorder : muddle, confound : make addle < no housing problem … to addle our heads — Irwin Edman > < any thinking … is bound to be addled by inaccurate language — R.G.Swing > *intransitive verb* 1. : to become addle : spoil < not one of these eggs ever addled — Robert Southey > 2. : to confuse or become confused < the object is to addle and not to elucidate — G.B.Shaw > IV. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English addlen, from Old Norse öthlask (reflexive verb) to acquire as property, from ōthal property — more at odal *transitive verb* now dialect England : to earn by labor : gain *intransitive verb* now dialect England : gain, thrive
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