Word · Frequency #3520
muds
泥；泥浆；湿土
muds is the plural of mud.
核心释义
Wet, soft earth; a mixture of soil and water.
- 1.
水和土壤或细颗粒沉积物的混合物
A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
- 2.
浸水的土壤；湿软的泥土
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- 3.
用于纹理或平滑干墙的类似石膏的混合物
A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
- 4.
诽谤性言论或指控
slanderous remarks or charges
- 5.
故意的辱骂性甚至诽谤性的言论或主张,尤其在政治对手之间
Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
- 6.
因肛交而暴露的粪便
Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
- 7.
直径小于62.5微米的颗粒,依据温特沃斯尺度
A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- 8.
钻井液
Drilling fluid.
- 9.
英国土地法中的不动产
real property in English Land Law
诽谤；中伤；恶语；墙泥；嵌缝泥；钻井泥浆；泥粒；粉砂；（肛交时露出的）粪便
用法In use
After the rain, the path turned into thick mud.
用法提示：此处“mud”为名词，意为湿软的泥土。
The children enjoyed playing in the mud.
用法提示：此处“mud”为名词，指泥巴。
His boots were covered in mud after the hike.
用法提示：此处“mud”为名词，指泥泞。
be covered in mud
mud 作“泥”讲时通常不可数，前面不加 a/an，也不用复数。
After the rain, the path was covered in mud.
雨后，小路上覆满了泥。
mud + noun
mud 可直接放在名词前作定语，说明材质，如 mud hut、mud wall、mud brick。
They live in a small mud hut.
他们住在一间小小的泥屋里。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mud puddle
- 泥坑
- The car got stuck in a mud puddle.汽车陷进了一个泥坑里。
- mud slide
- 泥石流
- Heavy rain caused a mud slide that blocked the road.大雨导致泥石流堵塞了道路。
- mud bath
- 泥浴
- She enjoyed a relaxing mud bath at the spa.她在水疗中心享受了一次放松的泥浴。
- throw mud at
- 诋毁，中伤
- Politicians often throw mud at each other during campaigns.政客们在竞选中经常互相诋毁。
- drag through the mud
- 玷污名声
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一匹马在泥地里奔跑，溅起泥浆，“mud”发音类似“马的”，帮助记住“泥”。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性语域；常见于日常会话、文学作品及自然、户外、建筑等场景，描述湿软泥土或泥浆。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式muds常用于诽谤义
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Bud, dud, thud, and stud rhyme with mud (all end with '-ud' and /ʌd/). Flood and blood also rhyme in sound (/flʌd/, /blʌd/), but their spelling is '-ood' — a common trap for learners expecting a long 'oo' sound. Be careful not to confuse them with words like mood.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.