muddle

🇺🇸 /ˈmʌdl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmʌdl/
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タグ TOP20000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to mix things up or put them in the wrong order

The papers were all muddled together in the box.

書類は箱の中で全部ごちゃ混ぜになっていた。

R

to confuse someone

Too many details muddle my thinking.

細かいことが多すぎて思考が混乱する。

R

to mix up two people or things

I often muddle their names because they sound similar.

似たような響きなので、よく彼らの名前を混同してしまう。

noun
R

a confused state of mind

After the long meeting, my thoughts were in a muddle.

長い会議の後、私の考えは混乱していた。

R

a confused situation where things go wrong

There was a muddle with the hotel booking dates.

ホテルの予約日付に混乱があった。

R

an untidy or disordered state

The desk was a muddle of papers and books.

机の上は書類と本が散らかった状態だった。

translation

v. 混乱させる;混同する
n. 混乱;困惑

語形変化

3rd Present muddles
Progressive muddling
Past muddled
Perfect muddled
Plural muddles