U 泥，烂泥　very wet earth in a sticky mass

　clean the ～　擦去泥巴
　in the ～　在泥里
　with ～　带着泥

　Mud caked on his shoes.　烂泥粘在他的鞋上。
　After the rain, the roads were covered in mud.　雨后路上全是泥浆。

 ♣ sb's name is mud
〈非正〉声名狼藉sb is unpopular and spoken about with disapproval after causing trouble
　His name is mud when it happened.　这事发生后，他就声名狼藉了。
 ♣ throw〔fling, sling〕 mud at
企图破坏某人的名声try to damage sb's reputation
　He throws mud at his competitors.　他毁谤自己的对手。

［词源］中古低地德语mudde（泥，淤泥）