mud
noun[U]
uk/mʌd/us/mʌd/B2
earththat has beenmixedwithwater:
泥,泥土;烂泥,泥浆;淤泥Thevehiclesgot bogged downin theheavymud.车辆陷到了淤泥里动弹不得。
Modernhouseshavereplacedthe one-room mudhutswithgrassroofsthat had beenhometogenerationsofpeasants.新式住房取代了农民世代居住的单间草顶土屋。
These mudflats(=levelgroundnear thesea)are asiteofspecialscientificinterest.这片淤泥滩有特殊的科研价值。
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- He got out of thecarandsquelchedthrough the mud toopenthegate.
- Policefoundtyretracksin the mud.
- Twobikesracedby andspatteredmud overourclothes.
- Mytrousersgotcoveredin mud, butluckilyI wasabletobrushthemclean.
- My car'sstuckin the mud - it won'tshift.
Soil
- aerator
- alluvial
- boulder clay
- clay
- clayey
- dirt
- earthiness
- earthy
- frozen
- gravelly
- humus
- loamy
- loess
- ore
- peat
- peaty
- sandy
- sediment
- sludge
- subsoil
Idioms
here's mud in your eye!
hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeone
mud sticks