mud /mʌd/► SEE ALLfling/sling/throw mud (at sb)mud sticks(as) clear as mudyour, his, etc. name is mud ●fling/sling/throw ˈmud (at sb) (informal) try to damage sb’s reputation by telling other people bad things about them诋毁；向…泼污水；污蔑◆Just before an election, politicians really start to sling mud at each other. 竞选前夕，政客们开始互相泼污水。▸ˈmud-slinging
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◆There’s too much mud-slinging by irresponsible journalists. 不负责任的记者肆意污蔑。●ˌmud ˈsticks ( if you ˌthrow enough ˈmud, ˌsome of it will ˈstick) (saying) people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are shown to be false污泥粘身洗不掉；背上罪名难洗脱◆Although he was proved innocent, mud sticks, and he found it very difficult to get a job afterwards. 虽然他被证明无罪，但污名难除掉，他后来仍然很难找到工作。●(as) clear as ˈmud (spoken) not clear at all; very difficult to understand一点不清楚；模糊难懂◆The instructions in the manual are as clear as mud.使用手册上的说明令人费解。OPPcrystal clear●your, his, etc. name is ˈmud (informal, usuallyhumorous) used to say that sb is not liked or popular because of sth they have done臭名昭著；名誉扫地◆Your name will be mud at home if you don’t write to your family soon.如果你再不给家里写封信，你的家人都对你有意见了。◆My name is mud at the moment. It’s all because I forgot to pay the phone bill.现在我是信誉扫地，颜面全无，就因为我忘了付电话账单了。