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。
混乱;杂乱;一团糟
muddles — plural of muddle
(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
a state of confusion or disorder; a jumbled mixture
混合物;混乱;杂乱。
A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
用捣棒压碎的配料混合物。
A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
The instructions were so confusing that I ended up in a muddle.
说明太混乱了,我最终陷入了困惑。
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.
重组之后,文件全都乱成一团。
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.
她试图解释,但她的思绪一片混乱。
用法提示:muddle作为名词,表示思绪混乱不清,用于短语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。
侧重进入混乱状态的过程;后接 over 或 about 说明混乱的原因。
We got into a muddle over the dates and booked the wrong week.
我们把日期弄混了,订错了星期。
用于名词短语,说明一堆东西杂乱混杂。
The drawer was a muddle of old receipts and spare keys.
抽屉里乱七八糟地混放着旧收据和备用钥匙。
侧重人为把某事弄乱或做糟;of 后接被弄乱的对象。
She made a muddle of the booking and reserved two tables.
她把预订弄乱了,订了两张桌子。
最口语常用,可指具体杂物乱摊子,也可指抽象麻烦;muddle 更强调“搅成一团糊涂”,mess 偏重结果。
侧重人的困惑或事物混杂;在“思路/方向混乱”等抽象搭配中常可与 muddle 互换,但指具体一堆杂物时不如 mess/jumble 自然。
语气比 muddle 强烈得多,指完全失控的混乱;muddle 多为能整理的小乱子。
正式、中性,多用于书面或专业语境;口语中用 muddle/mess 更自然,且 disorder 还指疾病(如精神紊乱)。
强调许多东西混杂在一起,可指具体物品或抽象想法;muddle 还可指思路不清,jumble 更侧重混成一堆。
grammar · medium
易错句子I'm in muddle about which course to choose.
正确表达I'm in a muddle about which course to choose.
muddle 在此为可数名词,固定搭配 in a muddle 中单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a;in muddle 缺少冠词,不能成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was in a muddle of what to say at the interview.
正确表达I was in a muddle about what to say at the interview.
表示“对……感到困惑、拿不准”时,muddle 后接 about 或 over 引出困惑的对象;of 用于“由……混合而成”,不能用来引出 what to say 这类内容。
对应“混乱、杂乱”义项;不适用于“捣碎配料混合物”义项。
对应“混乱、garble”义项,指思路或表达清晰;不适用于“捣碎配料混合物”义项。
对应“混乱、杂乱”义项;指有组织的状态,与“杂乱”相对;不适用于“捣碎配料混合物”义项。
muddle 多指思路不清或事物混杂的一团乱,常与 in a muddle 连用,偏抽象或混合状态;mess 更强调脏乱、不整洁或棘手的局面,口语色彩更强。
jumble 通常指东西杂乱堆在一起,偏具体物品的混杂;muddle 还可指头脑糊涂或局面混乱,且常作可数名词 a muddle。
confusion 范围更广,可指心理困惑或一般混乱,常作不可数名词;muddle 更口语、偏英式,强调糊涂或混杂的状态,常用 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。
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。
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。
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。
行政混乱
The project was delayed by an administrative muddle.
项目因行政混乱而被延误。
一团糟;不可收拾的混乱
Without clear guidelines, the whole plan became a hopeless muddle.
没有明确的指导方针,整个计划变成了一团糟。
调制鸡尾酒时用来压碎香草、水果等的工具,与 muddle 的“捣碎的配料混合物”义直接相关。
许多鸡尾酒需要先 muddle 配料,再与其他成分混合,因此常在同一语境中出现。
薄荷是常见的需用 muddler 压碎的配料,压碎后能释放香气。
青柠常与糖一起 muddle,是莫吉托等鸡尾酒的重要配料。
古典鸡尾酒中常将糖和苦精一起 muddle,以融合风味。
混乱;糊涂
I'm sorry, I'm in a muddle about the schedule.
抱歉,我把日程搞糊涂了。
把……搞得一团糟
He made a muddle of the accounts.
他把账目搞得一团糟。
陷入混乱;弄糊涂
She got into a muddle trying to fill in the form.
她填表时弄糊涂了。
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