Word · Frequency #13753
muddle
/ˈmʌdl/
noun
混乱；杂乱；一团糟
a state of confusion or disorder; a jumbled mixture
- 1.
A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
混合物；混乱；杂乱。
- 2.
A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
用捣棒压碎的配料混合物。
（用捣棒压碎的）配料混合物；混合物；混乱；杂乱。；用捣棒压碎的配料混合物。；困惑；混浊状态
In use
The instructions were so confusing that I ended up in a muddle.
After the reorganization, the files were all in a muddle.
She tried to explain, but her thoughts were in a muddle.
Connections
Collocations
- in a muddle
- 乱成一团；混乱
- After the server crashed, the files were all in a muddle.服务器崩溃后，文件全都乱成一团。
- get into a muddle
- 陷入混乱；把事情弄糟
- He got into a muddle trying to fill out the tax forms.他填写纳税表格时弄得一团糟。
- clear up the muddle
- 理清混乱；解决混乱
- The manager promised to clear up the muddle over the schedule.经理承诺会解决日程安排上的混乱。
- a muddle of
- 一团糟的；混杂的
- The essay was a muddle of half-remembered facts.这篇文章混杂着一些记不清的事实，一团糟。
- administrative muddle
- 行政混乱
- The project was delayed by an administrative muddle.项目因行政混乱而被延误。
- hopeless muddle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 muddy（泥泞的）：泥浆搅成一团，就是混乱、杂乱的状态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、cocktail making 作“混乱/杂乱”讲时语气较随意，多用于日常口语；作“捣碎的配料混合物”讲时主要用于调酒或烹饪等专业场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
muddle /ˈmʌd.əl/ 与 cuddle、huddle、puddle、befuddle 押韵（重读部分 /ʌd.əl/ 相同）。注意拼写相似的 middle /ˈmɪd.əl/ 和 meddle /ˈmed.əl/ 发音不同，并不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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