bring into a disordered or confusing state
把…弄乱；使…难以理解
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they were muddling up the cards .他们正在把牌洗乱。
confuse (a person or their thoughts)
使糊涂。
[no obj., with adverbial]busy oneself in a confused and ineffective way
懵懵懂懂地白忙
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he was muddling about in the kitchen .他正在厨房里瞎忙一气。
〈美〉 调制（饮料）；调（酒）。
an untidy and disorganized state or collection
杂乱无章的状态；乱七八糟的一堆（东西）
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a muddle of plasticine, string, and electric flex 乱七八糟的一堆橡皮泥、绳子和电线
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the finances were in a muddle 财务管理杂乱无章
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[mass noun]
an admirable chairman, she cut through confusion and muddle .她一举清除了混乱状态，这样的董事长令人钦佩。
a mistake arising from or resulting in confusion
混乱导致的错误；导致混乱的错误
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a bureaucratic muddle .官僚作风导致的混乱。
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muddle along/through cope more or less satisfactorily despite lack of expertise, planning, or equipment 差强人意地应付，设法应付students are often left to muddle along . 学生们经常被丢在一边自己应付 -
muddle something up confuse two or more things with each other 混淆the words seemed to have got muddled up . 这些词似乎被混淆了
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘wallow in mud’）： perhaps from Middle Dutch