| 釋義 |
mud /mAd; mAd/ n [U] soft, wet earth: 頓濕的泥土: Rain turns dust into mud. 雨將塵土弄成棟泥。 throw/fling/sling mud at sb, speak evil of him, try to damage his reputation. 說(shuō)某人壞話; 企圖破壞某人名譽(yù)。 Hence, 由此產(chǎn)生, 'mud-slinger n. sb's name is mud, he is in disgrace. 某人聲名狼藉。 'mud-bath n bath in mud of mineral springs (eg for treating rheumatism). 泥浴 (在含有礦泉的泥中沐浴, 如作為治風(fēng)濕病的一種醫(yī)療法) 。 'mud flat n muddy land covered by the sea at high tide and not covered at low tide. 泥灘 (高潮時(shí)為海水所浸,低潮時(shí)不為海水所浸的頓泥地) 。 mudguard n curved cover over a wheel (of a bicycle, etc). (腳踏車等的鷺形) 擋泥蓋; 擋泥板。→ the illus at bicycle. 參看 bicycle 之插圖。 vt (-dd-) [VP6A] cover with mud: 覆以淀: You've mudded the carpet. 你把地毯弄得都是泥 ETo muddy adj (-ier, -iest) 1 full of, covered with, mud: 多泥的; 覆著泥巴的: muddy roads/shoes. 泥澤的路 (沾滿泥巴的鞋) 。 2 mudcoloured; like mud because thick: 泥色的; (因其濃稠) 似泥的: a muddy stream:混濁的溪流; a muddy skin; 泥土色的皮膚; muddy coffee; 泥色的咖啡; muddy (fig, = confused) ideas. (喻) 混亂的意念。 m vt (pt, pp -died) [VP6A] make muddy. 使多泥; 使覆著額泥。 |