mud
noun [ U ] uk/mʌd/ us/mʌd/
B2 泥，泥土;烂泥，泥浆;淤泥
earth that has been mixed with water
The vehicles got bogged down in the heavy mud. 车辆陷到了淤泥里动弹不得。
Modern houses have replaced the one-room mud huts with grass roofs that had been home to generations of peasants. 新式住房取代了农民世代居住的单间草顶土屋。
These mud flats (= level ground near the sea) are a site of special scientific interest. 这片淤泥滩有特殊的科研价值。
- More examples
- He got out of the car and squelched through the mud to open the gate.
- Police found tyre tracks in the mud.
- Two bikes raced by and spattered mud over our clothes.
- My trousers got covered in mud, but luckily I was able to brush them clean.
- My car's stuck in the mud - it won't shift.
Idioms
here's mud in your eye!idiom informal 干杯！祝您健康！
sometimes said by people in a friendly way just before drinking an alcoholic drink together
hurl/throw/sling mud at someoneidiom 污蔑，中伤，诽谤（某人）
to say insulting or unfair things about someone, especially to try to damage their reputation
See also: mudslinging
mud sticksidiom UK saying 泥巴粘身不易掉;诽谤总是有人信
said to mean that people are likely to believe something bad that is said about someone, even if it is not true