muddied

英 [ˈmʌdid]

美 [ˈmʌdid]

v.  使变得泥泞; 使浑浊
muddy的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：muddied　过去式：muddied　

BNC.42994 / COCA.34094

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沾满泥的;多泥的;泥泞的
  Something that ismuddycontains mud or is covered in mud.
  1. ...a muddy track...
     泥泞的小道
  2. The ground was still very muddy.
     地上还很泥泞。
  3. ...his muddy boots.
     他沾满泥的靴子
• VERB 使沾上泥
  If youmuddysomething, you cause it to be muddy.
  1. The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes...
     地面还散发着雨后的气息，他们把鞋上弄得全是泥。
  2. His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.
     他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了，还弄上了泥巴。
• ADJ-GRADED 暗褐色的;土黄色的
  Muddyis used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish.
  1. The paper has turned a muddy colour.
     报纸已变成土黄色了。
• VERB 使更为复杂;使难以理解
  If someone or somethingmuddiesa situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
  1. It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.
     即使不把宗教牵扯进去，这个问题也已经够棘手的了。
  2. ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts.
     使克兰先生的努力变得难以理解的复杂动机

双语例句

• But qe3 has muddied the waters, traders say.
  但交易员表示，qe3把情况搞复杂了。
• The origin of snakes is a little bit muddied.
  蛇类的起源还不是很清楚。
• -Laughter: mood-improving endorphins are released when we laugh, which seems an obvious reason to do it but a 10-year study muddied the waters when it found more laughter is produced by banal comments than jokes.
  2-笑：当我们笑时，会释放改善情绪的安多酚，这个理由看似显而易见。但一项长达10年的研究发现，陈腔滥调比笑话更能引人发笑，这又让人糊涂了。
• Market expectations are for it to raise rates either in June or September, but the soaring value of the dollar and a spate of soft economic indicators have muddied the waters going into the meeting.
  市场对美联储加息的预期时间为6月或9月，但是美元飙升及一连串疲软的经济指标搅浑了本次会议的政策制定背景。
• Accountants also suggest that the evolution of financial reporting might have muddied the waters.
  会计师们还暗示，财务报表的演进可能也把水搅得更混。
• For a time die-hard Rightists may have muddied the waters in some organizations so that we could not see to the bottom.
  坚决的右派分子，在一个时候，在一些单位，可以把水搞得很混，使我们看不见底。
• The issue is further muddied by different currencies: the Renminbi for Shanghai and Shenzhen, and the Hong Kong dollar.
  计价币种的不同使问题变得更加混乱：沪深交易所使用人民币，香港使用港元。
• Undoubtedly, some men on the front lines did leave their frozen, muddied trenches to not only bury their dead, but to exchange gifts of tobacco or even tunic button.
  毋庸置疑，在前线，有些男人的确离开了冰冷泥泞的战壕，不仅为了埋葬死者，也是为了交换礼物&烟草，甚至是外衣钮扣。
• Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
  至于我的羊，只得吃你们所践踏的，喝你们所搅浑的。
• But waters get muddied when it comes to owning thoughts intellectual property.
  但提到拥有思想（即知识产权）时，水就被搅浑了。