muck
名詞
定義 muck 名詞
- Uncountable(不可数名词)
mud, dirt, or a sticky natural substance such as animal waste
泥浆；污物；（动物的）粪便
The bottom of the boat was coated in green muck.
船底覆盖着绿色的污物。
Your muddy shoes are making a mess of the carpet!
你的泥鞋把地毯弄脏了！
A pile of horse muck.
一堆马粪。
- Uncountable(不可数名词)
something you consider very unpleasant or very low quality
令人厌恶或劣质的东西
I refuse to eat that disgusting muck!
我拒绝吃那种恶心的垃圾！
These muck products are not worth spending money on at all.
这些劣质产品根本不值得花钱购买。
He thinks all modern art is just a load of muck.
他认为所有现代艺术都只是一堆垃圾。
成語
- Where there's muck there's brass
This idiom suggests that significant wealth can be made from businesses or activities that are considered dirty or unpleasant.
脏臒之处藏黄金（意指脏臒的行业可赚大钱）
• Despite the dirty nature of collecting garbage, the industry is highly profitable, proving that 'where there's muck there's brass'.
尽管收集垃圾的工作很肮脏，但这个行业非常有利可图，证明了『哪里有污秽，哪里就有财富』。
- make a muck of something
To handle something very badly, resulting in failure or a mess.
把事情搞砸；把某事弄得一团糟
• He tried to fix the pipe, but he made a muck of it and flooded the floor.
他试图修理水管，但却搞砸了，把地板都淹了。
- where there's muck there's brass
This idiom suggests that substantial profits can be made from businesses or activities that are considered dirty, unpleasant, or undesirable.
脏东西里藏钱（意指可从事脏乱的行业获利）
• They run a junkyard, and while it’s a dirty job, they’ve made a lot of money; it’s a real case of 'where there's muck there's brass.'
他们经营一个废品场，虽然这是一个肮脏的工作，但他们赚了很多钱；这是一个真正的‘where there's muck there's brass’的例子。
片語動詞 muck
- muck something up
to ruin something entirely or perform a task very poorly
弄乱；搞砸
• He mucked up the entire project and ended up being criticized by the team.
他把整个项目搞砸了，最后被团队批评。
- muck (something) out
to remove waste and spoiled hay from an animal's living area, particularly a stable.
清扫（畜舍）
• I need to muck out the stable today, clearing out all the waste and spoiled hay.
我今天需要清理马厩，清除所有的废物和腐烂的干草。
- muck in
to collaborate in shared efforts to complete necessary tasks
共同努力；协力合作；参与
• During the community cleanup event, everyone mucked in without hesitation to help out.
在社区清洁活动中，每个人都毫不犹豫地参与进来帮忙。
- muck someone/something about/around
to act in a frivolous manner or to handle someone or something without proper care
胡闹；搞鬼；随意对待
• He always mucks about with his work and doesn't take it seriously.
他总是对他的工作胡闹，不认真对待。