muddy
muddy — 形容詞
1. soaked or covered with the wet, sticky dirt from the ground
泥濘的
表面覆蓋濕泥土的
soaked or covered with the wet, sticky dirt from the ground
The farmer's boots were completely muddy after working in the field all morning.
農夫的靴子整個早上在田裡工作後變得泥濘不堪。
linking verb + muddy after an action or event
A muddy dog ran into the house and jumped onto the sofa.
一隻滿身泥巴的狗跑進屋子，跳上了沙發。
before-noun position for a muddy object
After the storm, the road was so muddy that the car got stuck.
暴風雨過後，道路泥濘不堪，車子卡住了。
The hiker wiped her muddy hands on a towel before opening the map.
登山者在打開地圖前，用毛巾擦了擦沾滿泥巴的手。
The children's clothes were muddy from playing outside after the rain.
孩子們的衣服因為雨後在外面玩耍而沾滿了泥巴。
文法句型
muddy + noun
be / get / become + muddy
2. having a colour that is dim and lacks the freshness or purity of the original sh
暗濁的
顏色昏暗不鮮明的
having a colour that is dim and lacks the freshness or purity of the original shade, as if earth or grey has been mixed in
The room was painted a muddy brown that made it feel smaller.
房間漆成了暗沉的褐色，讓空間感覺更小了。
muddy + colour name describing a dull shade
The gardener wore a sweater in a muddy green shade for the autumn work.
園丁穿了一件暗綠色的毛衣來進行秋季工作。
The old photograph had turned a muddy yellow over the years.
那張老照片隨著歲月變成了暗濁的黃色。
With muddy grey clouds covering the sky, the afternoon felt gloomy.
灰暗的烏雲遮蔽了天空，整個下午感覺陰沉沉的。
The painter mixed too many colours together and ended up with a muddy brown.
畫家把太多顏色混在一起，結果調出了一團濁棕色。
文法句型
muddy + colour name
turn / become + muddy + colour
用法筆記
Muddy colours are typically mixed colours whose original brightness has been lost — often from over-mixing paints, ageing materials, or poor lighting conditions.
常見錯誤
3. of a liquid such as water — not see-through because fine particles of dirt or se
混濁的
液體因含雜質而不清澈的
of a liquid such as water — not see-through because fine particles of dirt or sediment are floating inside it
The river ran muddy after the heavy rainfall upstream.
大雨過後，上游的河水變得混濁。
resultative: run + muddy (linking verb pattern)
The farmer gave the cows a bucket of water that looked muddy and dirty.
農夫提了一桶看起來混濁骯髒的水給乳牛喝。
After the flood, the well water turned muddy and undrinkable.
洪水過後，井水變得混濁，無法飲用。
The pond water was so muddy that the children could not see the fish.
池塘的水太混濁了，孩子們看不見魚。
The teacher poured out the muddy liquid that had been sitting in the vase.
老師倒掉了花瓶裡放了好幾個星期的渾濁液體。
文法句型
run / turn / become + muddy
muddy + liquid noun
用法筆記
Typically used for natural bodies of water (rivers, lakes, ponds) or water affected by the weather. 'Turbid' is a more formal synonym, common in scientific writing.
常見錯誤
4. lacking clarity so that the intended message or reasoning is difficult to follow
含糊不清的
思路或表達不清楚的
lacking clarity so that the intended message or reasoning is difficult to follow or understand
The politician's explanation was muddy and failed to answer the question.
那位政治人物的解釋含糊不清，未能回答問題。
be + muddy for an unclear explanation
The student's argument became muddy when he tried to defend two opposite positions.
那名學生的論點在試圖為兩個相反的立場辯護時變得混亂。
The report's conclusions are muddy — nobody can tell what was actually found.
報告的結論模糊不清——沒有人看得出真正發現了什麼。
After the long discussion, the plan remained muddy with no clear next steps.
經過長時間討論後，計畫仍然一團混亂，沒有明確的下一步。
The instructions were so muddy that half the class did the wrong assignment.
說明書寫得太含糊，半數學生做錯了作業。
文法句型
be / remain + muddy
muddy + abstract noun
用法筆記
Unlike 'confused', which typically describes a person's mental state ('I am confused'), 'muddy' describes the thing itself — the explanation, argument, or idea that lacks clarity.
常見錯誤
muddy — 動詞
1. to make something dirty by splashing or spreading mud over its surface
弄髒
用泥巴弄髒某物的表面
to make something dirty by splashing or spreading mud over its surface
The dog muddied the clean floor by running in from the garden.
小狗從花園跑進來，弄髒了乾淨的地板。
transitive: muddy + direct object (the thing that gets dirty)
The construction trucks muddied the road during the rainy season.
施工卡車在雨季把道路弄得滿是泥濘。
While fixing the fence, the farmer accidentally muddied his new trousers.
農夫在修理圍籬時不小心把新褲子沾滿了泥巴。
The children muddied their clothes during the football game after the rain.
孩子們在雨後的足球賽中把衣服弄得全是泥。
The heavy rain muddied the path, making it hard for walkers to pass.
大雨把小路弄得泥濘不堪，讓行人很難通過。
文法句型
muddy + noun phrase
be muddied by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Unlike 'stain' (which implies permanent discolouration), muddied things can usually be washed clean. Often used in the passive construction: 'The floor was muddied by the dog.'
常見錯誤
2. to introduce confusion or uncertainty into a situation, argument, or issue that
混淆
使情況變得不清楚或難理解
to introduce confusion or uncertainty into a situation, argument, or issue that was previously simpler or clearer
New evidence has muddied the case rather than making it clearer.
新證據反而讓案情變得更加模糊，並沒有讓它更清楚。
figurative: muddy the case / issue / situation
The lawyer's questions were designed to muddy the facts of the case.
律師的問題目的是要混淆案件的事實。
Adding more details at this point will only muddy the discussion.
在這個時候增加更多細節只會讓討論變得混亂。
The media coverage muddied the public's understanding of the issue.
媒體報導混淆了大眾對這個議題的理解。
Bringing up unrelated topics during the meeting only muddied the debate.
在會議中提出不相關的話題只讓辯論變得更加混亂。
文法句型
muddy + abstract noun phrase
muddy the waters
用法筆記
This sense often appears in the idiomatic expression 'muddy the waters' (to make a situation more confusing). The direct object is always an abstract concept (the case, the issue, the discussion) — never a person's mind or feelings.