/mʌk; mʌk/
n
1 [U] excrement of farm animals, esp as used for fertilizing; manure （牲畜的）粪便; （尤指）粪肥
*spreading muck on the fields 往地里施粪肥* [attrib 作定语] a `muck heap 粪肥堆.
2 [U] (infml口 esp Brit) dirt; filth; anything disgusting 污秽; 脏物; 令人讨厌之物
*Don't come in here with your boots all covered in muck. 你别穿着脏靴子进来.
* Do you call that food? I'm not eating that muck! 那也能叫做食物吗? 我可不吃那行子!
* (fig 比喻) You shouldn't believe all the muck and scandal you read in the Sunday papers. 千万别尽信在星期日报纸上看到的秽迹丑闻.
* I don't want my name dragged through the muck, ie mentioned contemptuously, in connection with scandal. 我可不想把我的名字扯进丑事中去.
3 (idm 习语) common as dirt/muck => common1. in a `muck (Brit infml 口) in an untidy state 乱七八糟; 凌乱不堪
*You can't leave your room in a muck like that. 你不能把房间弄得那么乱七八糟的. make a muck of sth (infml 口)
(a) make sth dirty 弄脏某物.
(b) do sth badly; spoil sth; bungle sth 弄坏、弄糟或弄乱某事物
*I made a real muck of that exam. 那次考试我可考糟了.

v (phr v) muck about/around (Brit infml 口) behave in an aimless and silly way; waste time in useless activity 鬼混; 混日子; 虚掷光阴
*Stop mucking about and finish your work! 别胡混了, 把工作做完吧! muck in (Brit infml 口) share tasks or accommodation equally 同工作; 同吃住
*Let's all muck in together, and we'll soon finish the job. 咱们一起干吧, 很快就能做完.
* The officers had to muck in with their men. 军官须与士兵同住. muck (sth) out clean out (stables, etc) by removing excrement 打扫, 清扫（马厩等）. muck sth up (infml 口 esp Brit)
(a) make sth dirty 弄脏某物
*muck up one's clothes 弄脏衣服.
(b) do sth badly; spoil sth; bungle sth 弄坏、弄糟或弄乱某事物
*I really mucked up my chances by doing badly in the interview. 我真把机会耽误了, 面试考砸了.