muddle

英 [ˈmʌdl]

美 [ˈmʌdl]

v.  弄乱; 搅混; 使困惑; 使糊涂; 混淆; 分不清
n.  糊涂; 困惑; 茫然; (局面)一团糟; 混乱; 乱七八糟

过去分词：muddled　现在分词：muddling　过去式：muddled　复数：muddles　第三人称单数：muddles　

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短语动词

短语用例

muddle along

• 混日子；得过且过
  to continue doing sth without any clear plan or purpose
  1. Don't do that─you're muddling my papers.
     别动——你会弄乱我的文件的。
  2. Their letters were all muddled up together in a drawer.
     他们的信都乱七八糟地放在一个抽屉里。

muddle through

• 胡乱应付过去
  to achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc.
  1. I muddled the dates and arrived a week early.
     我搞错了日期，早到了一个星期。
  2. He got all muddled up about what went where.
     他对什么东西放在哪里全然记不清了。
  3. They look so alike, I always get them muddled up .
     他们看上去那么像，我总是把他们给搞混了。

牛津词典

verb

• 弄乱；搅混
  to put things in the wrong order or mix them up
  1. Don't do that─you're muddling my papers.
     别动——你会弄乱我的文件的。
  2. Their letters were all muddled up together in a drawer.
     他们的信都乱七八糟地放在一个抽屉里。
• 使困惑；使糊涂
  to confuse sb
  1. Slow down a little─you're muddling me.
     说慢点儿——你都把我搞糊涂了。
• 混淆；搅混；分不清
  to confuse one person or thing with another
  1. I muddled the dates and arrived a week early.
     我搞错了日期，早到了一个星期。
  2. He got all muddled up about what went where.
     他对什么东西放在哪里全然记不清了。
  3. They look so alike, I always get them muddled up .
     他们看上去那么像，我总是把他们给搞混了。

noun

• 糊涂；困惑；茫然
  a state of mental confusion
  1. Can you start from the beginning again─I'm in a muddle .
     请你从头再来一遍吧——我还是搞不清楚。
• （局面）一团糟，混乱
  a situation in which there is confusion about arrangements, etc. and things are done wrong
  1. There was a muddle over the theatre tickets.
     戏票的管理问题一团糟。
  2. There followed a long period of confusion and muddle.
     接下来是很长一段时间的困惑和混乱。
• 混乱；乱七八糟
  a state of confusion in which things are untidy
  1. My papers are all in a muddle .
     我的文件混乱不堪。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 糊涂;困惑；混乱状态
  If people or things arein a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.
  1. My thoughts are all in a muddle...
     我的思维陷入一片混乱。
  2. We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
     我们就要陷入无可救药的混乱。
  3. ...a general muddle of pencils and boxes...
     凌乱堆放的铅笔和铅笔盒
  4. The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
     这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。
  5. ...domestic muddles and family tensions.
     混乱的国内形势和紧张的家庭关系
• VERB 搞混;弄乱
  If youmuddlethings or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.
  1. Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names...
     一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
  2. We are beginning to muddle the extended royal family and the monarchy.
     我们开始混淆皇室大家庭和君主制这两个概念了。
  3. Muddle upmeans the same asmuddle.
     muddle up同 muddle
  4. The question muddles up three separate issues...
     这个提问把3件不同的事情混为一谈。
  5. He sometimes muddles me up with other patients.
     他有时把我误当成其他患者。

英英释义

noun

• informal terms for a difficult situation
  1. he got into a terrible fix
  2. he made a muddle of his marriage
  Synonym:fixholejammesspicklekettle of fish
• a confused multitude of things
  Synonym:clutterjumblefuddlemare's nestweltersmother

verb

• mix up or confuse
  1. He muddled the issues
  Synonym:addlepuddle
• make into a puddle
  1. puddled mire
  Synonym:puddle

双语例句

• Everything was in a muddle and I couldn't find what I wanted.
  一切都乱七八糟，我找不到我要的东西。
• My advice to you: continue to muddle through as best you can.
  我自己的建议是：你要继续尽可能好地应付过去。
• Everything in the room was in a muddle.
  房间里每一件东西都是乱七八糟的。
• I wish you wouldn't muddle my books and drawings.
  我希望你别把我的书和画搞乱了。
• He got himself into a frightful muddle
  他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
• If everyone acts as he pleases, everything will be in a muddle.
  要是各行其是，那就乱套了。
• Her feelings for him are such a muddle.
  她对他的感情一片混乱。
• Decide what you want in life, don't just muddle along.
  确定你人生的目标，不要混日子。
• I believe it underlies some of the divisions and some of the muddle we experience.
  我认为，这是我们所经历的某些分歧和困惑的原因。
• You're going to get in the most terrible muddle.
  你将陷人极大的混乱中。