[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]泥;烂泥;泥浆Mud is a sticky mixture of earth and water.
His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud...
他的制服皱巴巴的,邋遢不堪,还溅上了泥点。
Their lorry got stuck in the mud.
他们的货车陷到泥里了。
Oxford
mud★/mʌd; NAmEmʌd/noun[uncountable ]wet earth that is soft and sticky 泥;淤泥;泥浆◆The car wheels got stuck in the mud.汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。◆Your boots are covered in mud.你的靴子上都是泥。◆mud bricks/huts(= made of dried mud)泥砖;土坯屋☞synonyms at
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IDIOMSfling, sling, etc. ˈmud (at sb)to criticize sb or accuse sb of bad or shocking things in order to damage their reputation, especially in politics (尤指政治上)故意抹黑,向…泼污水,污蔑☞see also
mud-slinging
ˌmud ˈsticks( saying) people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are later shown to be false 恶事如泥巴,沾身洗不清;烂泥沾身洗不清☞more at
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n.mudmudsmud/mʌd; NAmEmʌd/MUD/mʌd; NAmEmʌd/noun( computing 计) the abbreviation for ‘multi-user dungeon/dimension’(a computer game played over the Internet by several players at the same time) “泥巴”游戏,多用户网络游戏(全写为 multi-user dungeon/dimension)MUD/mʌd; NAmEmʌd/
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mudmud /mʌd/ ●●○S3 noun [uncountable]
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1wet earth that has become soft and sticky: By the end of the game, all the kids were covered in mud. The path beside the river was slippery with mud. Many villages in Mali consist of mud huts. boots caked with mud (=covered in mud) It was impossible to move the car – its wheels had got stuck in the mud.► see thesaurus at
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2here’s mud in your eye spoken old-fashioned used for expressing good wishes when having an alcoholic drink with someoneSYN cheers British English → as clear as mud
at clear1(18)
, → drag somebody’s name through the mud
at drag1(10)
, → somebody’s name is mud
at name1(15)
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