muddle
翻譯
混亂, 雜亂
例句
My papers are in a complete muddle.
我的文件完全亂了套。
There was a muddle over the tickets.
票務上出了點混亂。
文法模式
in a muddle 處於混亂狀態。 I'm in a bit of a muddle about the dates.
a muddle of (sth.) (某物)的一片混亂。 His room was a muddle of clothes and books.
近義詞
同義詞: mess (混亂), confusion (困惑), jumble (雜亂), disorder (無序); 反義詞: order (秩序), clarity (清晰)
詞源
源自動詞「muddle」,與「mud」(泥)有關。它最初的意思是「弄得泥濘」。
記憶技巧
想像一下將「mud」(泥)攪入清水中。結果就是「muddle」——一團糟。