murky
UK ['mɜ:.ki] US ['mɝ:-] adjective
DARK/DIRTY 黑漆漆的／肮脏的
■dark and dirty or difficult to see through 黑暗的；不清楚的；肮脏的•The river was brown and murky after the storm.暴风雨过后，河水变成了褐色，浑浊不清。
UK ['mɜ:.ki] US ['mɝ:-] adjective
UNPLEASANT SITUATION 使人不快的处境
■describes a situation that is complicated and unpleasant, and about which many facts are not clear （形势）复杂难懂的，不明朗的•He became involved in the murky world of international drug-dealing.他卷入了阴暗复杂的跨国贩毒生意中。 •I don't want to get into the murky waters of family arguments.我不想淌家庭纠纷这道浑水。 |