英语成语
1.Characterized by trying to find out unpleasant information about someone, so as to damage their public reputation. Used before a noun.
机译:1.以试图找出某人令人不快的信息，从而损害其公众声誉为特征的。用在名词前面。
I think your "newspaper" is just gossipy trash written by muck-raking vultures.
机译:我认为你的“报纸”不过是捡垃圾的秃鹫写的八卦垃圾。
1. To be idle or do something without much purpose. After the stressful week that I had, I’m looking forward to just mucking around the house for the weekend. What are you doing mucking around with those knuckleheads? You’re going to get into trouble.
机译:无所事事，无所事事。在经历了紧张的一周之后，我期待着周末在家里闲逛。你和那些笨蛋混在一起干什么？你会惹上麻烦的。
Quit mucking around and help me take out the trash!
机译:别乱搞了，帮我倒垃圾！
2.The act of gathering such information.
机译:2.收集此类信息的行为。
I hate the muck-raking that goes on ad nauseum during an election season.
机译:我讨厌在选举季里令人恶心的扒粪。
2. To meddle, interfere, or tweak, often in an uncareful or casual way. I’ve been mucking around with the melody but haven’t been able to get it quite right.
机译:多管闲事，干涉或调整，通常以漠不关心或随意的方式。我一直在摆弄旋律，但一直没能把它弄对。
Please don’t muck around with the thermostat, I have it set exactly the way I want it.
机译:请不要乱动恒温器，我已经把它按我想要的方式调好了。
An average or ordinary man who has pretentions of being more important or of a higher class than those around him. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
机译:一个普通人，假装比周围的人更重要或地位更高。主要在英国、澳大利亚听到。
Here comes Lord Muck again, swanning in like the King of England, expecting everyone to stop what they’re doing just for him.
机译:穆克勋爵又来了，他像英国国王一样溜达着，期待着每个人都停止为他所做的一切。
An average or ordinary woman who has pretentions of being more important or of a higher class than those around her. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
机译:一个普通或普通的女人，假装自己比周围的人更重要或地位更高。主要在英国、澳大利亚听到。
Here comes Lady Muck again, swanning in like the Queen of England, expecting everyone to stop what they’re doing just for her.
机译:穆克夫人又来了，她像英国女王一样溜达着，期待着每个人都停止为她所做的一切。
Low-class. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
机译:低级。主要在英国、澳大利亚听到。
Considering she’s wearing an outfit like that in public, she must be as common as muck.
机译:考虑到她在公共场合穿着那样的衣服，她一定很普通。
An especially important, influential, and authoritative person, especially someone who is overbearingly or arrogantly so.
机译:一个特别重要、有影响力和权威的人，尤其是一个过于自负或傲慢的人。
We’re just waiting for the muckety muck to give us the green light before we get the project started.
机译:在我们开始这个项目之前，我们只是在等待那些肮脏的垃圾给我们开绿灯。
An especially important, influential, and authoritative person, especially someone who is overbearingly or arrogantly so. "All hail the high muckety muck," Jerry muttered under his breath as the dictator’s motorcade rolled by.
机译:一个特别重要、有影响力和权威的人，尤其是一个过于自负或傲慢的人。当独裁者的车队驶过时，杰瑞低声喃喃自语：“大家都为高肮脏的垃圾欢呼。”。
We’re just waiting for the high muckety muck to give us the green light before we get the project started.
机译:在我们开始这个项目之前，我们只是在等待高垃圾给我们开绿灯。
An especially important, influential, and authoritative person, especially someone who is overbearingly or arrogantly so. "All hail the muckamuck," Jerry muttered under his breath as the dictator’s motorcade rolled by.
机译:一个特别重要、有影响力和权威的人，尤其是一个过于自负或傲慢的人。当独裁者的车队驶过时，杰瑞低声喃喃自语：“大家为这个混蛋欢呼。”。
We’re just waiting for the muckamuck to give us the green light before we get the project started.
机译:在我们开始项目之前，我们只是在等待丑闻给我们开绿灯。
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