in the murk
常用介词短语，murk 前一般加定冠词 the，表示“在昏暗或迷雾之中”。
The old boat vanished in the murk.
那条旧船消失在昏暗之中。
浓雾；雾霭；黑暗；阴暗的环境；因某种物质的云雾导致能见度降低的环境；黝暗；阴沉
darkness; a dark or gloomy place
黑暗；阴暗的环境
Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment.
因某种物质的云雾导致能见度降低的环境
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
The fisherman could barely see through the murk that settled over the lake at dawn.
渔夫几乎看不清黎明时分笼罩在湖面上的昏暗雾气。
用法提示：名词作主语，表示一种昏暗的雾气，用作被看穿的对象。
A thick murk filled the valley after the forest fire, making it difficult to breathe.
森林大火后，浓重的昏暗雾气充满了山谷，让人呼吸困难。
用法提示：名词作主语，描述由烟雾导致的昏暗环境。
The city streets were shrouded in a damp murk that clung to everything.
城市街道笼罩在潮湿的昏暗雾气中，雾气附着在所有东西上。
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，表示一种潮湿的昏暗雾气。
常用介词短语，murk 前一般加定冠词 the，表示“在昏暗或迷雾之中”。
The old boat vanished in the murk.
那条旧船消失在昏暗之中。
of 后接具体场所或物质，用来说明昏暗或视线不清的来源。
He could barely see through the murk of the smoke-filled room.
他几乎看不清那间烟雾弥漫的昏暗房间。
through 强调穿过昏暗或雾霾去看清某物，murk 前通常加 the。
She peered through the murk, trying to find the path.
她透过昏暗费力张望，想找到那条小路。
grammar · medium
易错句子The water in the pond was murk and cold.
正确表达The water in the pond was dark and cold.
murk 在词典中只有名词词性，不能作定语或表语来描述事物；句中需要形容词，应改为 dark，意思不变。（名词 murk 常与定冠词连用，如 in the murk。）
grammar · medium
易错句子The sky murked as the storm moved in.
正确表达The sky darkened as the storm moved in.
murk 没有动词词性，不能单独作谓语表示“变暗”；英语中该意思要用动词 darken，改成 darkened 后句子才合乎语法，且“天色变暗”的意思保持不变。
两词都可指暗，但 gloom 侧重光线不足的昏暗或忧郁情绪，不涉及悬浮物；murk 侧重浑浊、阴暗且能见度低的环境，常含雾汽或尘埃。
haze 指尘、烟等微粒悬浮造成的能见度下降，是环境或气象词；murk 更文学化，统称阴暗浑浊、视线不清的环境，不限于微粒。
muck 是具体的脏土、污泥或粪肥；murk 指昏暗的环境或浑浊的空气。拼写和发音相近，但 muck 与黑暗、能见度无关。
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