muddied
past simple and past participle ofmuddy
| 单词 | muddied |
| 释义 | muddied past simple and past participle ofmuddy muddy verb[T] uk/ˈmʌd.i/us/ˈmʌd.i/to putmud(=wet,stickyearth)into something orcoversomething withmud: Industrialactivityhas muddied theriver. Making things dirty & untidy
Idiommuddy the waters Examplesofmuddiedmuddied In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Because if it rained too much, the water gotmuddied, spoiling the "stuff" (water mixed with pulped rags) that went into the paper. From theCambridge English Corpus Here their prescriptions were oftenmuddiedby the residual influences of the patriarchal, theocratic system. From theCambridge English Corpus Though the actors liked this because it gave them time to think about the next cycle, it alsomuddiedthe enactment of the cycle. From theCambridge English Corpus On this point the waters were about to bemuddiedeven more. From theCambridge English Corpus Clayton's discussion of this issue ismuddied, however, by his inconsistent handling of the mind-body problem. From theCambridge English Corpus I am concerned that we are getting intomuddiedwaters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The issue would have been worse and moremuddied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was talk then of "the flannelled fool at the wicket"and of"themuddiedoaf at the goal". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If you do not have a steady flow of compensation water, streams becomemuddiedand the water cannot force its way through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to ensure that the undoubted benefits to the consumer of privatisation are notmuddiedby over-concentration on the pay of a few. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Issues in the trial should be capable of being investigated dispassionately and carefully without the waters beingmuddiedby unnecessary publicity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I appreciate that the legal position has been slightlymuddied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that he hasmuddiedthe issue at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It ill serves the free debate if the water ismuddiedby trying to confuse by quoting from later letters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was amuddiedcompromise, but it achieved considerable success and it would be churlish to deny that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。