| 单词 | muddle |
| 释义 | muddle v. & n. --v 1. tr. (often foll. by up, together) bring into disorder. 2. tr. bewilder, confuse. 3. tr. mismanage (an affair). 4. tr. US crush and mix (the ingredients for a drink). 5. intr. (often foll. by with) busy oneself in a confused and ineffective way. --n 1. disorder. 2. a muddled condition. Phrases and idioms make a muddle of 1. bring into disorder. 2. bungle. muddle along (or on) progress in a haphazard way. muddle-headed stupid, confused. muddle-headedness stupidity; a confused state. muddle through succeed by perseverance rather than skill or efficiency. muddle up confuse (two or more things). Derivatives muddler n. muddlingly adv. Etymology: perh. f. MDu. moddelen, frequent. of modden dabble in mud (as MUD) |
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