muddling

英 [ˈmʌdlɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌdlɪŋ]

adj.  引起困惑的; 使人糊涂的; 难以理解的
v.  弄乱; 搅混; 使困惑; 使糊涂; 混淆; 分不清
muddle的现在分词

牛津词典

adj.

• 引起困惑的；使人糊涂的；难以理解的
  causing confusion; difficult to understand

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 糊涂;困惑；混乱状态
  If people or things arein a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.
  1. My thoughts are all in a muddle...
     我的思维陷入一片混乱。
  2. We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
     我们就要陷入无可救药的混乱。
  3. ...a general muddle of pencils and boxes...
     凌乱堆放的铅笔和铅笔盒
  4. The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
     这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。
  5. ...domestic muddles and family tensions.
     混乱的国内形势和紧张的家庭关系
• VERB 搞混;弄乱
  If youmuddlethings or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.
  1. Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names...
     一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
  2. We are beginning to muddle the extended royal family and the monarchy.
     我们开始混淆皇室大家庭和君主制这两个概念了。
  3. Muddle upmeans the same asmuddle.
     muddle up同 muddle
  4. The question muddles up three separate issues...
     这个提问把3件不同的事情混为一谈。
  5. He sometimes muddles me up with other patients.
     他有时把我误当成其他患者。

双语例句

• Inattention and muddling through may be the path of least resistance, but they should not and must not represent our national policy on this critical issue.
  淡漠，敷衍了事可能走阻力最小、但他们并不能代表我们不应该在这个关键问题上的国家政策。
• By contrast, entrepreneurs tend to be experts at muddling through.
  与之相比，企业家通常是摸索前进的专家。
• Muddling along with what they inherited feels like an arduous and imperfect compromise.
  守着自己继承的摊子胡乱混日子，感觉像是一种吃力不讨好而又不完美的妥协。
• Fast-forward four years to this June, when Yahoo ( YHOO) was still muddling through, and its management was unable to reignite growth or to articulate a clear vision for the business.
  快进到今年6月，雅虎的业务仍然十分混乱，它的管理层既没能重现增长的势头，也没有为公司业务设立一个清晰的愿景。
• They will consider whether European leaders have the political will and public backing to take a decisive leap forward towards deeper political integration, in response to the euro crisis. And, if not, whether there is any alternative to muddling through and ad hoc crisis management.
  他们将考虑，面对欧元危及，欧洲领导人是否有采取果断措施迈向更深层次政治整合的政治意愿，以及他们是否会得到公众支持；如若不然，是否还有勉强度过危机和特殊危机管理的替代方案。
• John was muddling on, and we could not follow what he was trying to say.
  约翰乱说一气，我们搞不清他想说什么。
• At best, things are just muddling along for most of the tech world.
  说科技界大多数公司正在混日子也不为过。
• Since the budget cuts started in2009, says Ms Feinstein, the court has been muddling through.
  自从2009年开始削减预算以来，芬丝坦女士说，法院就一直得过且过地对付。
• Let's face it, too many people end up drifting and muddling, without knowing what life is really for.
  现实生活中，太多的人在浑浑噩噩中结束了一生的历程，到最后也没有明白生命的意义。
• There is one school of thought that sees Nigeria consistently muddling through such crises.
  有一个学派认为，尼日利亚一贯胡乱应对此类危机。