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;