Word · Frequency #3520
muds
泥；泥浆；湿土
muds is the plural of mud.
Wet, soft earth; a mixture of soil and water.
- 1.
A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
水和土壤或细颗粒沉积物的混合物
- 2.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
浸水的土壤；湿软的泥土
- 3.
A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
用于纹理或平滑干墙的类似石膏的混合物
- 4.
slanderous remarks or charges
诽谤性言论或指控
- 5.
Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
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
- 6.
Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
因肛交而暴露的粪便
- 7.
A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
直径小于62.5微米的颗粒,依据温特沃斯尺度
- 8.
Drilling fluid.
钻井液
- 9.
real property in English Land Law
英国土地法中的不动产
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
In use
After the rain, the path turned into thick mud.
The children enjoyed playing in the mud.
His boots were covered in mud after the hike.
Connections
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
- The scandal dragged his reputation through the mud.丑闻玷污了他的名声。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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”。
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式muds常用于诽谤义
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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