mud
/ˈmʌd/KK
變化形
複數
muds
1.
泥巴；泥土
極常用
由泥土和水混合而成的濕軟物質
用法：通常是不可數名詞，不使用不定冠詞。若要表示一塊泥巴，可說一團泥巴或一塊泥巴。
be covered in mud
get stuck in the mud
mud puddle
muddy shoes
The heavy rain turned the playground into mud.
大雨把操場變成了泥濘地。
2.
泥濘的地面；泥地
常用
覆蓋著泥巴或充滿泥巴的地面
用法：此義仍多作不可數名詞使用。
through the mud
deep mud
soft mud
a mud road
The people on the bikes had to ride slowly through the mud.
騎腳踏車的人必須慢慢騎過泥巴。
3.
誹謗；中傷
較少用
非正式
為了傷害某人的名譽而提出的批評或指控
用法：此義常見於固定搭配「潑髒水」，通常不單獨使用。
political mud
throw mud at someone
mud-slinging
The people who want the job should talk about their plans and not throw mud at each other.
想得到這份工作的人應該談談他們的計畫，不要互相潑髒水。
常見錯誤
There is a mud on my shoes.
There is mud on my shoes.
I stepped on the mud puddle.
I stepped in the mud puddle.
My shoes are full of muds.
My shoes are full of mud.
The rain made the road into mud.
The rain turned the road into mud.
相關字詞
muddy 同源詞
dirt 近義
clay 近義
muddy 片語形式
學習提示
・mud 通常指濕的泥巴；乾燥的土或髒污較常用 dirt。
・表示「沾滿泥巴」時，常用 be covered in mud 或 muddy。
・固定搭配 throw mud at someone 不是真的把泥巴丟向某人，而是指中傷或潑髒水。