Word · Frequency #46635
addle
/ˈædl/
adjective
混乱的；糊涂的
核心释义
unfruitful or confused; muddled
- 1.
失去发育能力而变腐烂的；腐败的。
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- 2.
不结果实的或混乱的；糊涂的。
Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
腐败的；腐烂的；失去发育能力而变腐烂的；腐败的。；不结果实的或混乱的；糊涂的。；昏乱的；腐坏的
用法In use
Don't eat that addle egg; it smells awful.
用法提示：此句中 addle 为形容词，作定语修饰 egg，意为“腐烂的”。
The farmer threw the addle eggs into a bucket.
用法提示：addle 作定语修饰复数名词 eggs，表示“腐烂的”。
She found an addle egg in the carton and set it aside.
用法提示：addle 修饰 egg，作前置定语，表达“变质的、腐烂的”。
addle + noun
作定语，多修饰具体事物，如 addle egg（腐坏的蛋）；这一用法较旧，现代英语更常说 rotten。
The farmer threw out the addle eggs.
农场主把腐坏的蛋扔掉了。
addle-headed / addle-brained + noun
这类复合形容词多形容人头脑不清、办事糊涂，比单用 addle 更常见。
An addle-headed official lost the documents.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- addled
- 糊涂的；混乱的；（蛋）变质的 · addle + -ed
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