muddle /ˈmʌdl/ ► SEE ALLmuddle alongmuddle throughmuddle sb up muddle sb/sth up (with sb/sth)muddle A up with B muddle sth up (with sth) ●ˌmuddle aˈlong ( ˌmuddle ˈonless frequent) (especially BrE) to continue living or doing sth with no clear purpose or plan浑浑噩噩混日子;得过且过◆We muddle along from day to day. 我们一天天地混日子。[v + adv]●ˌmuddle ˈthroughto achieve your aims although you are not efficient, do not know what you are doing, do not have the right equipment, etc.勉强应付过去◆I’ll muddle through somehow. 我会设法对付过去的。[v + adv]●ˌmuddle sb ˈup (especially BrE) to make sb confused使糊涂◆I won’t explain now—it might muddle you up. 我现在不作解释——那样会使你摸不着头脑的。◆You’re muddling me up! 你把我搞糊涂啦!◆I got muddled up and took the wrong turning. 我稀里糊涂地拐错了弯。SYNmix sb up, confuse sb (more formal) ➡ note at mix sth upNOTEOften used in the passive with get.常与 get 连接,用于被动语态。NOTEMuddle sb is used more frequently on its own with the same meaning. * muddle sb 单独使用作此义更常见。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (less frequent) ●ˌmuddle sb/sth ˈup (with sb/sth)●ˌmuddle A ˈup with B (especially BrE) to confuse one person or thing with another; to think that sb/sth is sb/sth else(把…)错认为,误当作◆He muddled up our passports and gave me back the wrong one. 他把我们的护照搞混了,把别人的发还给了我。◆I keep muddling her up with her sister. 我老是把她当成她姐姐。SYNmix sb/sth up(with sb/sth)NOTEMuddle sb/sth is also used on its own. * muddle sb/sth 也单独使用。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] ●get A and B muddled ˈup●get A muddled ˈup with Bto confuse one person or thing with another混淆;搞混;分不清◆I always get the twins muddled up. 我总是分不清这对双胞胎。●ˌmuddle sth ˈup (with sth) (especially BrE) to carelessly put things in the wrong order; to mix things together in an untidy way随便弄乱;使混乱◆The money was muddled up with everything else in his pocket. 他衣兜里的钱和其他东西乱作一团。◆The kids have muddled up all the photos. 孩子们把照片全都翻得乱七八糟。SYNmix sth up(with sth)➡ note at mix sth upNOTEMuddle sth is also used on its own. * muddle sth 也单独使用。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv] ●get sth muddled ˈup (with sth)to put things in the wrong order; to mix things together in an untidy way弄乱;使杂乱无章◆The words seemed to have got muddled up. 词序好像乱套了。