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

• They have little choice but to adopt the philosophy of muddling through.
  除了采纳“摸索前进”的哲学之外，它们没什么选择。
• Meanwhile, Americans were partly reassured after being told by European policymakers that the most likely outcome for the eurozone was muddling through, rather than collapse.
  与此同时，当从欧洲决策者的口中得知，欧元区最有可能的结果是勉强维持、而不是解体之后，美国人也稍稍松了口气。
• 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。
• 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。
• I've started going to evening classes to learn how to do things properly, rather than just muddling along.
  我已经开始去夜校听课了，学习如何做事，而不是瞎混日子。
• You must be muddling me up with my twin brother.
  你一定是把我看成我的孪生兄弟了。
• If there is a muddling of that distinction, has Baidu somehow contributed to consumers'purchasing products that harmed them?
  如果区分不清，消费者如果购买了对他们产生损害的产品，百度是不是在某种程度上要对此负责呢？
• I keep muddling her up with her sister.
  我总是把她当成她姐姐。
• To conclude& this is no time for retreat, for half-measures, or for muddling through.
  总而言之，在当前时刻，我们不能退缩，不能折衷，不能敷衍。