mud
n[U]
1 soft wet earth 泥; 烂泥; 淤泥
rain that turns dust into mud 化尘为泥的雨
My shoes were covered/plastered in/with mud. 我的鞋沾满了泥.
The armies got bogged down in the thick squelching mud. 军队都陷入泥沼中, 行进时烂泥扑哧作声.
2 (idm 习语) clear as mud => clear1. drag sb/sb's name through the mire/mud => drag2. fling, sling, throw, etc `mud (at sb) try to damage sb's reputation (by slander, libel, etc) 企图败坏某人的名声(藉造谣、 诽谤等). ,mud `sticks (saying 谚) people tend to believe and remember bad or slanderous things said about sb 恶事如泥沾身洗不清. sb's name is mud => name1.
🎯 考研助记
妈的”(谐音),摔了个狗啃 泥 密友(mu)的靴子(d)沾满了 泥浆
🔁 扩展释义
*[mʌd]n. 泥, 诽谤vt. 弄脏【化】 泥浆; 泥; 滤泥; 渣; 淀渣相关词组: stick in the mud
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
boycottvt. 联合抵制;抵制(货物等);拒绝参加;
n. 联合抵制;联合拒绝购买;拒绝参加;
Ours is a fairly new country, so our cities and towns are modern.
我们的国家是个很新的国家,所以我们的城镇很现代化。
There is a new type of machine which can produce colour copies.
有一种新型的机器能够制作出彩色复印件。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.