muddle

'mʌdl

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. make into a puddle

vt. 混合, 使微醉, 使咬字不清晰
vi. 胡乱对付
n. 困惑, 混浊状态

Collins 星级

13,753

BNC 频率

18,925

使用频率

muddle 由词根 mud（泥）和后缀 -dle 组成，可以联想到在泥巴中打滚，造成混乱。

例句

1. I always seem to muddle my keys and lose them.

我总是把钥匙搞混，弄丢它们。

2. The instructions were so confusing that I ended up in a muddle.

说明书太 confusing 了，我最后搞得一团糟。

3. Don't muddle your thoughts; take a moment to organize them.

不要让你的想法混乱，花点时间整理一下它们。