waste matter from farm animals （牲畜的）粪便，粪肥 to spread muck on the fields 将粪肥撒到地里 The tractors are out spreading muck. 拖拉机在外面撒粪。
- (informal, especially British English)
dirt or mud 脏东西；泥浆；淤泥 Can you wipe the muck off the windows? 你把窗户上的脏东西擦掉好吗？ My face and hands were covered in muck. 我的脸和手沾满了污泥。
- (informal, especially British English)
something very unpleasant 令人厌恶的事物
Word OriginMiddle English muk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki ‘dung’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘soft’, shared by meek.
Idioms
where there’s muck there’s brass
- (British English, saying)
used to say that a business activity that is unpleasant or dirty can bring in a lot of money 哪儿有脏活哪儿有钱赚；要挣大钱就别怕脏