muddies

英 [ˈmʌdiz]

美 [ˈmʌdiz]

v. 使变得泥泞; 使浑浊
muddy的第三人称单数

ADJ-GRADED 沾满泥的;多泥的;泥泞的
Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud.
1. ...a muddy track...
  泥泞的小道
2. The ground was still very muddy.
  地上还很泥泞。
3. ...his muddy boots.
  他沾满泥的靴子
VERB 使沾上泥
If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy.
1. The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes...
  地面还散发着雨后的气息，他们把鞋上弄得全是泥。
2. His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.
  他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了，还弄上了泥巴。
ADJ-GRADED 暗褐色的;土黄色的
Muddy is used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish.
1. The paper has turned a muddy colour.
  报纸已变成土黄色了。
VERB 使更为复杂;使难以理解
If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
1. It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.
  即使不把宗教牵扯进去，这个问题也已经够棘手的了。
2. ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts.
  使克兰先生的努力变得难以理解的复杂动机

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He always muddies the water.
他总是在弄乱情况。
He muddies himself face.
他使自己的脸上沾着泥。
The hype often muddies the water between the value of what can be created with the new technology and the value of what exists today.
大肆的宣传常常会使人们误解新技术能够创造的价值和目前存在的价值。
Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations.
公司扩张吸引管理层，转移资源和扰乱估价。
The author does not make clear where he draws the line, and later muddies the waters by accepting that some random risks might be learnable.
该书作者没有明确阐述，之后，他承认某些随机风险可能是可学的，使这一区别更加混淆。