英语词汇“to muddle on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. intransitive. to muddle on (now rare), to muddle along: to progress or live one's life in a haphazard or unplanned way; to attempt to cope despite lack of expertise or proper means.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse [verb (intransitive)] > get by in haphazard way

to rub out1570

to muddle on1701

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > in spite of lack of skill or foresight

to muddle throughc1864

to muddle along1899

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. viii. 437 Mudling on in the little affairs of a lower and more innocent, perhaps, but not less ingaged life.

1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross II. 226 We never could muddle on at Invermay.

1852 C. M. Yonge Two Guardians xv. 294 What does she do but let me go muddling on with that old woman Wells!

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xx. 98 To ask the ministers who had resigned to resume their places and muddle on as they best could.

1899 J. E. Taylor Let. 22 Dec. in D. Ayerst Guardian (1971) xviii. 245 I suppose we shall muddle along and suffer the natural results.

1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 8/2 They would muddle on in the old slipshod way of trusting to chance.

1915 C. P. S. Gilman Herland vii Do you really think it's to our credit that we have muddled along with all our poverty and disease?

1931 Economist 21 Mar. 599/1 It reveals us as indolent, complacent, mentally lazy, hide-bound by tradition, content to ‘muddle along’, neglectful of self-help.

1989 C. R. Legg Issues in Psychobiol. 38 Given our present level of ignorance there is a good case for muddling along as best we can until the theory catches up with the data.

1995 M. Haslam Whole Bauble 246 Abandoned punters muddle on.

单词	to muddle on
释义	> as lemmas to muddle on b. intransitive. To become befuddled with drink. †to muddle on: to continue drinking when intoxicated (obsolete). rare. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew To Muddle on, tho' so [sc. half drunk], yet to Drink on. 1890 Cent. Dict. Muddle, to become confused, esp. from drink. extracted from muddlev. to muddle on a. intransitive. to muddle on (now rare), to muddle along: to progress or live one's life in a haphazard or unplanned way; to attempt to cope despite lack of expertise or proper means. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse [verb (intransitive)] > get by in haphazard way to rub out1570 to muddle on1701 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > in spite of lack of skill or foresight to muddle throughc1864 to muddle along1899 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. viii. 437 Mudling on in the little affairs of a lower and more innocent, perhaps, but not less ingaged life. 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross II. 226 We never could muddle on at Invermay. 1852 C. M. Yonge Two Guardians xv. 294 What does she do but let me go muddling on with that old woman Wells! 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xx. 98 To ask the ministers who had resigned to resume their places and muddle on as they best could. 1899 J. E. Taylor Let. 22 Dec. in D. Ayerst Guardian (1971) xviii. 245 I suppose we shall muddle along and suffer the natural results. 1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 8/2 They would muddle on in the old slipshod way of trusting to chance. 1915 C. P. S. Gilman Herland vii Do you really think it's to our credit that we have muddled along with all our poverty and disease? 1931 Economist 21 Mar. 599/1 It reveals us as indolent, complacent, mentally lazy, hide-bound by tradition, content to ‘muddle along’, neglectful of self-help. 1989 C. R. Legg Issues in Psychobiol. 38 Given our present level of ignorance there is a good case for muddling along as best we can until the theory catches up with the data. 1995 M. Haslam Whole Bauble 246 Abandoned punters muddle on. extracted from muddlev. < as lemmas
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