Word · Frequency #13753
muddle
弄混；使困惑
核心释义
To mix things up or make someone confused.
- 1.
混合在一起；弄混；使困惑。
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
- 2.
轻微捣碎以用于调制鸡尾酒。
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
- 3.
在泥中拨弄。
To dabble in mud.
- 4.
使浑浊或泥泞。
To make turbid or muddy.
- 5.
以混乱、无目的的方式思考和行动。
To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
- 6.
使迷糊或麻木；因饮酒而变得愚钝；部分醉倒。
To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
- 7.
浪费或滥用,如同愚笨或醉酒者所为。
To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.
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
用法In use
The instructions were so poorly written that they muddled everyone.
用法提示：muddle 在这里用作动词，表示‘使困惑、使糊涂’。
She muddled the sugar and flour together instead of adding them separately.
用法提示：muddle 表示‘混合、搅匀’，常指把不同东西混在一起。
His speech was muddled and hard to follow.
用法提示：muddled 是 muddle 的过去分词形式，在此作形容词，表示‘混乱不清的’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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”。
发音与拼写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。
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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