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;
If you let one drop of his blood fall, you will lose all your land and all your money.
要是你让他身上的血流下一滴,你将失去你所有的土地和财产。
The men took him in their boat to the castle on the coast where he was now held prisoner.
这些人用船把他送到海岸上的城堡里,如今他被囚禁在这儿。
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.