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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
muddy
muddy [muddy muddies muddied muddying muddier muddiest] adjective, verb BrE [ˈmʌdi] NAmE [ˈmʌdi] adjective (mud·dier, mud·di·est) 1. full of or covered in mud •a muddy field/track •muddy boots/knees •Look, you've made the floor all muddy! 2. (of a liquid)containing mud; not clear •muddy water •a muddy pond 3. (of colours)not clear or bright •muddy green/brown Synonyms: dirty dusty • filthy • muddy • soiled • grubby • stained These words all describe sb/sth that is not clean. dirty • not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc: ▪ If your hands are dirty, go and wash them. dusty • full of dust; covered with dust: ▪ There were shelves full of dusty books. filthy • very dirty and unpleasant: ▪ It's absolutely filthy in here. muddy • full of or covered in mud: ▪ Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on! soiled • (rather formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body: ▪ soiled nappies/diapers grubby • (rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed: ▪ He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby shirt cuffs. stained • (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove): ▪ a pair of paint-stained jeans dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands a dirty/dusty/filthy room to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained Example Bank: •My boots were all muddy. •The rain had made the field very muddy. •The rain had made the football pitch extremely muddy. •We all got a bit muddy and wet. •Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on! •Look, you've made the floor all muddy. •The grass was very muddy from constant rain. •The water where the dolphins were kept was so muddy that they could not see anything. •We drove along the muddy track. Idiom: muddy the waters/issue verb (mud·dies, muddy·ing, mud·died, mud·died)~ sth to make sth ↑muddy •She had muddied her white dress. Verb forms:
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