新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

muddle

英  [ˈmʌdəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • muddles

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 混乱

    If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.

    近义词

    mess

    双语例句

    例:

    My thoughts are all in a muddle.

    我的思维一片混乱。

    例:

    We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.

    我们将陷入无可救药的混乱。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • muddle through

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 应付过去

    If you muddle through, you manage to do something even though you do not have the proper equipment or do not really know how to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    We will muddle through and just play it day by day.

    我们会应付过去的,就混过一天算一天吧。

    例:

    They may be able to muddle through the next five years like this.

    他们也许能像这样应付过未来的5年。

  • muddle up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 混淆(同)muddle)

    Muddle up means the same as muddle.

    双语例句

    例:

    The question muddles up three separate issues.

    该问题把三件互不相干的事情混为一谈了。

    VERB. 动词
  • muddles , muddling , muddled

    1[T 及物动词] 混淆

    If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.

    近义词

    mix up , confuse

    双语例句

    例:

    Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names.

    已经有一两个评论家开始混淆这两个名字了。