muddy

泥だらけの、ぬかるんだ

泥に覆われている、または泥を多く含んでいる。

やさしい英語で： Covered with or full of wet earth.

• My boots are muddy.
• We followed a muddy path through the woods.
• The dog left muddy marks on the floor.

類義語： mud-covered

反対語： clean

よく使う表現： muddy boots, muddy path, muddy field

濁った

土などの細かい粒が混じり、液体が茶色く濁っている。

やさしい英語で： Containing tiny bits of earth or other material that make a liquid look brown or unclear.

• The river water is muddy.
• Heavy rain made the stream muddy.
• We couldn't see any fish in the muddy water.

類義語： cloudy, murky, turbid

反対語： clear

よく使う表現： muddy water, muddy river, muddy stream

こもった、不明瞭な

音が混ざり合ったりこもったりして、はっきり聞こえない。

やさしい英語で： Hard to hear clearly because the sounds seem mixed together or dull.

• The speakers sound muddy.
• Too much bass made the recording muddy.
• Her voice was lost in the muddy mix.

類義語： muffled, indistinct

反対語： clear, crisp

よく使う表現： muddy sound, muddy bass, muddy recording

混乱させる、曖昧にする

人の考えを混乱させたり、理解を曖昧にしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a person’s thoughts or understanding less clear.

• That explanation only muddied my thinking.
• Conflicting reports have muddied our understanding of the accident.
• Don't muddy the waters by introducing unrelated questions.

類義語： confuse, muddle, cloud

反対語： clarify

よく使う表現： muddy the waters, muddy someone's thinking, muddy the issue

泥で汚す

人や物に泥をつけて汚す。

やさしい英語で： To cover someone or something with wet earth.

• Don't muddy your new shoes.
• The children muddied the floor with their boots.
• Walking across the field had muddied his trousers.

類義語： bemire, bemud, clart

反対語： clean

よく使う表現： muddy your boots, muddy the floor, muddy someone's clothes