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单词 muddle
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muddle

verb
/ˈmʌdl/
/ˈmʌdl/
(especially British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they muddle
/ˈmʌdl/
/ˈmʌdl/
he / she / it muddles
/ˈmʌdlz/
/ˈmʌdlz/
past simple muddled
/ˈmʌdld/
/ˈmʌdld/
past participle muddled
/ˈmʌdld/
/ˈmʌdld/
-ing form muddling
/ˈmʌdlɪŋ/
/ˈmʌdlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to put things in the wrong order or mix them up
    • muddle something Don't do that—you're muddling my papers.
    • muddle something up Their letters were all muddled up together in a drawer.
    • All the cups and saucers have been muddled up.
  2. muddle somebody (up) to confuse somebody
    • Slow down a little—you're muddling me.
  3. muddle somebody/something (up) | muddle A (up) with B to confuse one person or thing with another synonym mix up
    • I muddled the dates and arrived a week early.
    • He got all muddled up about what went where.
    • They look so alike, I always get them muddled up.
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘wallow in mud’): perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen, frequentative of modden ‘dabble in mud’; compare with mud. The sense ‘confuse’ was initially associated with alcoholic drink (late 17th cent.), giving rise to ‘busy oneself in a confused way’ and ‘jumble up’ (mid 19th cent.).

muddle

noun
/ˈmʌdl/
/ˈmʌdl/
(especially British English)
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  1. [countable, usually singular] a state in which it is difficult to think clearly
    • in a muddle Can you start from the beginning again—I'm in a muddle.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • awful
    • embarrassing
    • bureaucratic
    verb + muddle
    • get (somebody) in
    • get (somebody) into
    • make
    preposition
    • in a muddle
    • muddle about
    • muddle over
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  2. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] muddle (about/over something) a situation in which there is a lack of understanding about arrangements, etc. and things are done wrong
    • There was a muddle over the theatre tickets.
    • There followed a long period of confusion and muddle.
    Extra Examples
    • The judge made a muddle of the case.
    • There was a bureaucratic muddle over his appointment.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • awful
    • embarrassing
    • bureaucratic
    verb + muddle
    • get (somebody) in
    • get (somebody) into
    • make
    preposition
    • in a muddle
    • muddle about
    • muddle over
    See full entry
  3. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a state in which things are untidy and not in order synonym mess
    • in a muddle My papers are all in a muddle.
    Extra Examples
    • My desk was the usual muddle of books, files and papers.
    • He picked up a dirty glass, part of the muddle on the mantelpiece.
    • Don't just throw your tools into the shed in a muddle.
    • The house was in an awful muddle by the time the children left.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • awful
    • embarrassing
    • bureaucratic
    verb + muddle
    • get (somebody) in
    • get (somebody) into
    • make
    preposition
    • in a muddle
    • muddle about
    • muddle over
    See full entry
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘wallow in mud’): perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen, frequentative of modden ‘dabble in mud’; compare with mud. The sense ‘confuse’ was initially associated with alcoholic drink (late 17th cent.), giving rise to ‘busy oneself in a confused way’ and ‘jumble up’ (mid 19th cent.).
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