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muddled

/muhd-l/US // ˈmʌd l //UK // (ˈmʌdəl) //

浑浑噩噩的,浑浑噩噩,糊糊,糊糊的

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v.有主动词 verb
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    mud·dled, mud·dling.

    • : to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
    • : to cause to become mentally confused.
    • : to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an intoxicating drink.
    • : to make muddy or turbid, as water.
    • : to mix or stir.
    • : Ceramics. to smooth by rubbing it on glass.
v.无主动词 verb
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    mud·dled, mud·dling.

    • : to behave, proceed, or think in a confused or aimless fashion or with an air of improvisation: Some people just muddle along, waiting for their big break.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the state or condition of being muddled, especially a confused mental state.
    • : a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess.
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    • : muddle through, to achieve a certain degree of success but without much skill, polish, experience, or direction: None of us knew much about staging a variety show, so we just had to muddle through.

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Examples

  • Her own muddled feelings of confusion, shame, and fear are what make the essay great and what make the essay her story.

  • Since certification distinctions can be a bit muddled, some take this extra step.

  • It all makes for a very cool bar, sure, but as a speakeasy, it feels a little muddled.

  • This obviously closed off some important avenues of inquiry, but I guess we muddled through.

  • The black, starless sky creeps over the muddled sunset that stains the waves purple before melting away.

  • He used to tell me so many that they quite muddled my head and even now I can't tell the tail of one from the head of the other.

  • "The story, as it has been handed on to Branderby, is pretty badly muddled," the editor went on.

  • The rations were calculated to last for another three days, but their distribution had been muddled.

  • He was a coward at heart, and too much liquor had somewhat muddled his brain.

  • It may just possibly be found, without certificate, however, in those muddled caverns where the excluded intermingle.

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