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单词 murky
释义 murky
I. adjective
or mirky \ˈmərkē, ˈmə̄kē, ˈməikē, -ki\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: murk (II), mirk + -y
1.
 a. : characterized by intense darkness or gloominess
  < a brown adobe structure with … no window to shed light in its murky depths — Tom Marvel >
  < the murky bayous that are the highways of the marsh country — Lamp >
 b. : difficult to understand : cloudy, obscure
  < however murky the subject matter may be, the language is always crystal clear — James Yaffe >
  < the murky field of politics — P.H.Douglas >
  < the murky depths of public opinion — M.W.Childs >
2. : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy, misty
 < rain poured down from murky skies — Newsweek >
 < the air was murky with the smoke of brush fires — Christopher Rand >
3. : dark or dull in color
 < her tweeds are soft and murky — Lois Long >
 < nighthawks sheer the gloom, the white bar just visible on the … murky plumage — D.C.Peattie >
 < a rather wiry and very dark animal, with a murky brooding eye — J.B.Priestley >
4. : covered with dirt and grime
 < dimly saw the murky fanlight over the door — A. Conan Doyle >
Synonyms: see dark
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a musical composition for keyboard instruments with a bass in broken octaves
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