Word · Frequency #13753
muddle
混乱；杂乱；一团糟
核心释义
a state of confusion or disorder; a jumbled mixture
- 1.
混合物；混乱；杂乱。
A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
- 2.
用捣棒压碎的配料混合物。
A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
（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
用法In use
The instructions were so confusing that I ended up in a muddle.
用法提示：这里muddle作为名词，表示困惑的状态，用于短语in a muddle。
After the reorganization, the files were all in a muddle.
用法提示：muddle作为名词，表示混乱无序的状态，用于短语in a muddle。
She tried to explain, but her thoughts were in a muddle.
用法提示：muddle作为名词，表示思绪混乱不清，用于短语in a muddle。
be in a muddle
描述状态：某事物处于混乱中，或某人对某事理不清；常与 about 或 over 连用。
The travel documents were in a muddle, so it took hours to check them.
旅行证件乱成一团，所以检查它们花了几个小时。
get into a muddle
侧重进入混乱状态的过程；后接 over 或 about 说明混乱的原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 muddy（泥泞的）：泥浆搅成一团，就是混乱、杂乱的状态。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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