murky

adj.

1. 浑浊的；污浊的
   not clear; dark or dirty with mud or another substance
   1. She gazed into the murky depths of the water.
      她注视着那幽暗的水底。
2. 昏暗的；阴暗的；朦胧的
   dark and unpleasant because of smoke, fog , etc.
   1. a murky night
      昏暗的夜
3. 隐晦的；含糊的；暧昧可疑的
   not clearly known and suspected of not being honest
   1. He had a somewhat murky past.
      他有一段不清白的过去。
   2. the murky world of arms dealing
      黑暗的军火生意

1. ADJ-GRADED 阴暗的;昏暗的
   A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light.
   1. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke...
      木柴冒出的烟把亮着灯的大房间弄得烟雾弥漫。
   2. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.
      这发生在11月一个阴沉的下午，斯坦福德桥上。
2. ADJ-GRADED (水或雾)污浊的，浑浊的
   Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it.
   1. ...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness.
      内斯湖幽深浑浊的湖水
3. ADJ-GRADED 暧昧可疑的;不可告人的
   If you describe an activity or situation as murky, you suspect that it is dishonest or morally wrong.
   1. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.
      有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。
4. ADJ-GRADED 含糊不清的;难以理解的
   If you describe something as murky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand.
   1. The law here is a little bit murky...
      此处的法律条文有点含糊不清。
   2. The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.
      骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。

1. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke
   木柴冒出的烟把亮着灯的大房间弄得烟雾弥漫。
2. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.
   这发生在11月一个阴沉的下午，斯坦福德桥上。
3. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.
   有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。
4. The law here is a little bit murky
   此处的法律条文有点含糊不清。
5. The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.
   骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。
6. Milestones are a bit murky when you're delving into elements of enterprise architecture beyond design and IT.
   在深入研究除设计和IT以外的企业架构元素时，里程碑有一点含混不清。
7. I know that I'm getting into a semantically murky area by using the word "light" here.
   我知道这里使用“light”一词，使我进入了一个语义模糊的状态。
8. The link between sight and higher education is also murky.
   视力和高等教育之间的联系也尚未弄清。
9. I often joke that Macau is a murky pond in which many corrupt fish are hiding, he said.
   他说：我常常开玩笑说，澳门就是个浑浊的水塘，里面藏着许多腐败的鱼。
10. A murky dungeon; murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps.
    阴暗的地牢；亮着被烟熏黑了的灯的阴暗的房间。
11. Financial crisis's influence, our country real estate market is continued murky.
    受金融危机的影响，我国房地产市场持续低迷。
12. In1934, Dr Robert Wilson photographed a long-necked creature in the murky water of Loch Ness in Scotland.
    1934年罗伯特·威尔森博士在苏格兰浓雾弥漫的尼斯湖上拍摄到了一只长着长脖子的动物。
13. We suspected he had a murky past.
    我们怀疑他有不可告人的过去。
14. But finding the best balance transfer credit card can sometimes be a murky affair.
    但如何找到最佳的平衡转移信用卡有时会出现一个阴暗的事。
15. However the art market is still pretty murky.
    然而，艺术品市场依然相当阴暗。
16. Stuff that's hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don't know what it does.
    潜藏着的、黑暗并模糊不清的东西让人害怕，因为你不知道那是什么。
17. When bud vase water is murky or flowers wilted.
    花瓶中的水是混浊的，花是枯萎的。
18. She threw it into the river's murky depths.
    她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
19. About one hour ago, police got a call that in this murky river there was a body.
    大约一个小时之前，警方接到电话，在这条浑浊的河流中发现了一具尸体。
20. He snaps pictures of crippled trees and murky streams, and posts them on the Internet.
    他咬断损伤的树和黑暗的水流照片，而且在英特网上邮寄他们。
21. All the fish had died in the murky water.
    在这浑浊的水中，鱼全都死了。
22. Remember that even when things seem cloudy and murky you will always know what to do.
    请谨记即使事情看起来阴云密布和朦胧不清，你也会一直知道要做什么。
23. Murky water after tsunamis can prevent sunlight from reaching the coral sealife, which needs it to grow.
    海啸过后，海水一片浑浊，可能会阻止阳光照射到珊瑚礁周围的海洋生物上，而这些生物需要阳光才能生长。
24. And I even will not take a look at you and your murky signs of back!
    而我，甚至不会看一眼你和你们的阴暗的背影！
25. Rain poured down from the murky skies.
    沉闷[阴暗]的天空雨从阴沉的天空倾盆而下。
26. By shining the bright light of reason on this murky and frightening issue.
    让足够光明与充足的理由投射到这一不光彩的令人惶恐的问题上吧。
27. The murky water can be a fly fisher's friend.
    阴沉的水可以飞费希尔的朋友。
28. We looked out into the murky streets.
    我们朝室外的阴暗街道望去。
29. In reality the difference between the two is more murky.
    但在现实中，两者之间的区别更为模糊。
30. Towering mountains, vast plains, and murky swamps bring depth to World of Warcraft's landscape.
    高耸的山脉、广阔的平原和泥泞的沼泽让WoW世界地貌多样化。

  dark black dim dusky murky【导航词义：黑，暗】

  dark adj. 黑的，暗的

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。

  black adj. 黑色的

〔辨析〕主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。

  dim adj. 微暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。

  dusky adj. 昏暗的，暗淡的，蒙的

〔辨析〕强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。

  murky adj. 黑暗的，阴暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。

adj

1. dark or gloomy
   1. a murky dungeon
   2. murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps

   Synonym:    mirky

2. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
   1. a cloudy liquid
   2. muddy coffee
   3. murky waters

   Synonym:    cloudymuddymirkyturbid