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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Collins.1 / BNC.13753 / COCA.18925

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

• 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。
• We will muddle through and just play it day by day
  我们会应付过关的，就一天一天地演吧。
• The best we can do is try to stay cool and muddle through.
  我们能做的顶多就是设法保持冷静，蒙混过关。
• I hate all this muddle& I'll have to tidy it up.
  我讨厌这一片混乱&我不得不把它整理一下。
• 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。
• If everyone acts as he pleases, everything will be in a muddle.
  要是各行其是，那就乱套了。
• Don't work in a rush and get into a muddle.
  克服忙乱现象。
• You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together.
  你眼下头脑不清了，对于金钱和感情的忧虑交织在了一起。
• The report and the debate that came with it reflect a wider intellectual muddle about the nature of reforms.
  该报告和随之而来的争论表明，知识界对改革性质的认识出现了混乱。
• 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。