muddle through
collocation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。
弄混；使困惑
muddling — present participle of muddle
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弄混；使困惑
To mix things up or make someone confused.
The instructions were so poorly written that they muddled everyone.
这些说明写得太差，把大家都搞糊涂了。
混合在一起；弄混；使困惑。
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
轻微捣碎以用于调制鸡尾酒。
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
在泥中拨弄。
To dabble in mud.
使浑浊或泥泞。
To make turbid or muddy.
muddle
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原形
muddles
3rd person
第三人称单数
muddling
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现在分词
muddled
Past
过去式
muddled
Past participle
过去分词
She muddles the ingredients thoroughly.
她彻底混合了这些原料。
He muddled his speech and forgot the key points.
他把演讲搞乱了，忘记了关键点。
They are muddling through the project without a clear plan.
他们正在没有明确计划的情况下胡乱应付这个项目。
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词均为 muddled。
She muddled the sugar and flour together instead of adding them separately.
她没有分别加入糖和面粉，而是把它们混在了一起。
His speech was muddled and hard to follow.
他的演讲语无伦次，难以理解。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
被弄糊涂；搞混
She got muddled and forgot her lines.
她糊涂了，忘了台词。
捣碎薄荷（用于调酒）
Muddle the mint and lime together in the glass.
在杯子里把薄荷和青柠一起捣碎。
勉强应付过去；胡乱闯过
We don't have a clear plan, but we'll muddle through somehow.
我们没有明确的计划，但我们会设法应付过去。
混日子；得过且过
He's been muddling along at work without any real goals.
他一直在工作时浑浑噩噩，没有任何真正的目标。
弄混；搞乱
I muddled up the dates and arrived a day early.
我把日期弄混了，早到了一天。
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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”。
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。
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