mud
/mʌd; mʌd/ n[U]
1 soft wet earth 泥; 烂泥; 淤泥
rain that turns dust into mud 化尘为泥的雨
My shoes were covered/plastered in/with mud. 我的鞋沾满了泥.
The armies got bogged down in the thick squelching mud. 军队都陷入泥沼中, 行进时烂泥扑哧作声.
2 (idm 习语) clear as mud => clear1. drag sb/sb's name through the mire/mud => drag2. fling, sling, throw, etc `mud (at sb) try to damage sb's reputation (by slander, libel, etc) 企图败坏某人的名声（藉造谣、 诽谤等）. ,mud `sticks (saying 谚) people tend to believe and remember bad or slanderous things said about sb 恶事如泥沾身洗不清. sb's name is mud => name1.