Word · Frequency #13753
muddle
弄混；使困惑
To mix things up or make someone confused.
- 1.
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
混合在一起；弄混；使困惑。
- 2.
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
轻微捣碎以用于调制鸡尾酒。
- 3.
To dabble in mud.
在泥中拨弄。
- 4.
To make turbid or muddy.
使浑浊或泥泞。
- 5.
To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
以混乱、无目的的方式思考和行动。
- 6.
To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
使迷糊或麻木；因饮酒而变得愚钝；部分醉倒。
- 7.
To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.
浪费或滥用,如同愚笨或醉酒者所为。
糊里糊涂地行事；混日子；捣碎；轻捣；使浑浊；使变脏；在泥中打滚；玩泥巴；使迷糊；使醉
In use
The instructions were so poorly written that they muddled everyone.
She muddled the sugar and flour together instead of adding them separately.
His speech was muddled and hard to follow.
Verb forms
base muddle · third person muddles · -ing muddling · past muddled · past participle muddled
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词均为 muddled。
Connections
Collocations
- muddle through
- 勉强应付；胡乱混过去
- We don't have a clear plan, but we'll muddle through somehow.我们没有明确计划，但总会想办法勉强应付过去。
- muddle up
- 弄混；搞乱
- I muddled up the two files and sent the wrong one.我把两份文件弄混了，发错了。
- muddle along
- 浑浑噩噩地过日子；得过且过
- He's been muddling along for years without any real direction.多年来他一直浑浑噩噩地过日子，没有任何真正的方向。
- muddle the issue
- 把问题搅乱；使问题复杂化
- The new evidence muddles the issue even further.新证据把问题搅得更乱了。
- get muddled
- 被弄糊涂；搞混
- She got muddled and forgot her lines.她糊涂了，忘了台词。
- muddle the mint
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 mud（泥）：泥和水搅在一起变浑浊，就像思路被 muddle（弄混/使困惑）了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：casual conversation、general written articles、workplace emails 作“弄混、使困惑”讲时，语气通常比较中性，日常口语和一般书面语中都可用；在很正式的学术或技术文体中，更常改用“confuse”或“mix up”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词与 muddle 的拼写或读音相关：cuddle、huddle、puddle、fuddle 均以 -uddle 结尾，重音在第一个音节，读音为 /ˈkʌdəl/、/ˈhʌdəl/、/ˈpʌdəl/、/ˈfʌdəl/，与 muddle /ˈmʌdl/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的 middle /ˈmɪdəl/ 和 meddle /ˈmɛdəl/ 虽然也以 -ddle 结尾，但元音不同（/ɪ/ 和 /ɛ/），读音与 muddle 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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