Word · Frequency #10100
muck
淤泥；烂泥；污物
Slimy mud, sludge, or thick sticky dirt
- 1.
Slimy mud, sludge.
黏滑的泥,污泥。
- 2.
any thick, viscous matter
任何黏稠的物质
- 3.
Soft (or slimy) manure.
软的(或黏滑的)肥料。
- 4.
fecal matter of animals
动物粪便
- 5.
Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
任何肮脏或恶劣的东西。污垢；使其他东西变脏的东西。
- 6.
Grub, slop, swill
食物残渣,泔水,潲水。
- 7.
The pile of discarded cards.
弃牌堆。
- 8.
Food, especially that eaten quickly.
食物,尤其是快速吃掉的食物。
粪肥；动物粪便；污物；脏东西；食物；吃食；弃牌堆；（纸牌的）废牌堆；黏滑的泥,污泥。
In use
The farmer shoveled the muck out of the barn.
After the rain, the path turned into thick muck.
They spread muck on the fields as fertilizer.
Connections
Collocations
- muck heap
- 粪堆
- Farmers often pile manure into a muck heap.农民们常把肥料堆成粪堆。
- muck spreader
- 撒肥机
- The tractor pulled a muck spreader across the field.拖拉机拖着一台撒肥机穿过田野。
- muck removal
- 清理粪便
- Muck removal is essential for maintaining stable hygiene.清理粪便对于维持马厩卫生至关重要。
- garden muck
- 园艺堆肥
- Garden muck enriches the soil with organic matter.园艺堆肥用有机物丰富土壤。
Idioms & figurative uses
- muck in
- 一起干活；共同分担工作Everyone mucked in to clean up the kitchen after the party.派对后大家都一起帮忙清理厨房。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
muck音似'马客'，想象马客（骑马的人）踩到黏稠的动物粪便，又黏又臭。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：农业、非正式对话 通常用于非正式场合或农业领域，描述黏稠物质或动物粪便时比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'muck' (ending /ʌk/). The spelling chunk 'uck' is consistently pronounced /ʌk/ in these words.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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