muddy
adjective uk/ˈmʌd.i/ us/ˈmʌd.i/
(DIRTY)
B2 泥泞的;浑浊的;粘满烂泥的
covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)
Don't bring those muddy boots inside! 别把那双粘满烂泥的靴子拿进来！
muddy water 浑浊的水
(COLOURS)
（颜色）灰暗的，暗淡的
Muddy colours are dark and not bright.
The room has been painted in muddy browns and greens. 起居室被漆成灰暗的棕色和绿色。
muddy
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmʌd.i/ us/ˈmʌd.i/
使粘上烂泥;使浑浊
to put mud (= wet, sticky earth) into something or cover something with mud
Industrial activity has muddied the river. 工业生产活动使这条河变浑浊了。
Idiom
muddy the watersidiom 把水搅浑，使变得更复杂
to make a situation more confused and less easy to understand or deal with