[N-VAR 可变名词]糊涂;困惑;混乱状态 If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.
[oft in/into a N]
My thoughts are all in a muddle...
我的思维陷入一片混乱。
We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
我们就要陷入无可救药的混乱。
...a general muddle of pencils and boxes...
凌乱堆放的铅笔和铅笔盒
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。
...domestic muddles and family tensions.
混乱的国内形势和紧张的家庭关系
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[VERB 动词]搞混;弄乱 If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.
[V n]
[V P pl-n (not pron)]
[V n P with n]
[Also V pl-n P]
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。
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。
Muddle up means the same as muddle .muddle up同 muddle
The question muddles up three separate issues...
这个提问把3件不同的事情混为一谈。
He sometimes muddles me up with other patients.
他有时把我误当成其他患者。
muddled up
I know that I am getting my words muddled up.
我知道自己前言不搭后语。
相关词组:
muddle along
muddle through
muddle up
Oxford
mud·dle/ˈmʌdl; NAmEˈmʌdl/
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muddlemuddlesmuddledmuddlingverb( especially BrE) 1to put things in the wrong order or mix them up 弄乱;搅混muddlesth ◆Don't do that—you're muddling my papers.别动,你会弄乱我的文件的。muddlesth up ◆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。2muddlesb (up) to confuse sb 使困惑;使糊涂◆Slow down a little—you're muddling me.说慢点儿,你都把我搞糊涂了。3muddlesb/sth (up) |muddleA (up) with B to confuse one person or thing with another 混淆;搅混;分不清SYN
mix up
◆I muddled the dates and arrived a week early.我搞错了日期,早到了一个星期。◆He got all muddled upabout what went where. 他对什么东西放在哪里全然记不清了。◆They look so alike, I always get them muddled up.他们看上去那么像,我总是把他们给搅混了。PHRASAL VERBSˌmuddle aˈlong( especially BrE) to continue doing sth without any clear plan or purpose 混日子;得过且过◆We can't just keep muddling along like this.我们不能就这样混日子。ˌmuddle ˈthroughto achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc. 胡乱应付过去◆We'll muddle through somehow.我们能想办法应付过去。noun( especially BrE) 1[countable , usually singular ]a state of mental confusion 糊涂;困惑;茫然◆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。2[countable , usually singular, uncountable ]muddle(about/over sth) a situation in which there is confusion about arrangements, etc. and things are done wrong (局面)一团糟,混乱◆There was a muddle over the theatre tickets.戏票问题搞得一团糟。◆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。3[countable , usually singular, uncountable ]a state of confusion in which things are untidy 混乱;乱七八糟SYN
mess
◆My papers are all in a muddle.我的文件混乱不堪。mud·dle/ˈmʌdl; NAmEˈmʌdl/
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muddle2 verb
muddlemud‧dle1 /ˈmʌdl/ noun
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1be in a muddle/get into a muddle British Englisha)to be confused: I’m in such a muddle, I’d completely forgotten you were coming today.muddle over/about My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over names.b)to be untidy or in a disorganized state: Sorry about the mess – we’re in a bit of a muddle at the moment. All my files have got into a muddle somehow.2[countable usually singular, uncountable] when there is confusion about something, and things are done wrong as a result: Our accountant finally managed to sort out the muddle.muddle over/about There was a bit of a muddle over our hotel reservations.
muddle1 noun
muddle2 verb
muddlemuddle2 (also muddle up) verb [transitive] especially British English
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1to put things in the wrong order: Someone’s muddled up all the papers on my desk. The government seems to have lost its way and muddled its priorities.2to confuse one person or thing with another, and make a mistakeSYN mix up: The twins are so alike that it’s easy to muddle them up. Spanish and Italian are very similar and I sometimes get them muddled up.muddle something with something Be careful not to muddle the files you’ve already worked on with the others.3to confuse someone, especially so that they make a mistake: Don’t muddle her with all the extra details at the moment. Could you just repeat those figures – I’ve got a bit muddled up.muddle along/on phrasal verbto continue doing something without having any clear plan or purpose, or without having enough help or support: There’s no point in muddling on in the same old job forever. Many of the students complained that they were left to muddle along on their own.muddle through phrasal verb especially British Englishto succeed in doing something with difficulty, or not in a very satisfactory way: There were some difficult questions but I managed to muddle through. The team managed to muddle through another season.
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