muddle
n. 糊涂,困惑; 混乱,杂乱
vt. 弄乱,弄糟; 使糊涂; 使微醉; 使咬字不清晰
vi. 对付; 混日子
If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.
My thoughts are all in a muddle...
我的思维陷入一片混乱。
We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
我们就要陷入无可救药的混乱。
If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.
Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names...
一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
We are beginning to muddle the extended royal family and the monarchy.
我们开始混淆皇室大家庭和君主制这两个概念了。
1. a confused multitude of things
2. informal terms for a difficult situation;
1. make into a puddle;
2. mix up or confuse;
muddle through
胡乱应付过去:以毫无组织的方式应付过去而得到一个还不错的结果
muddle along/through
差强人意地应付,设法应付
muddle something up
混淆
If everyone acts as he pleases, everything will be in a muddle.
要是各行其是, 那就乱套了.
I was a muddle that I didn't know what day it was.
今天是星期几?今天是星期六.我头脑糊涂了,竟不知道这天是星期几.
Don't work in a rush and get into a muddle.
克服忙乱现象.
The work was difficult, but he managed somehow to muddle through.
工作相当困难; 但他居然糊里糊涂地应付过去了.
He managed to muddle through university.
他设法混过了大学这一关.