"muddy the water" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把事情弄得更复杂
• 搅浑水

Definition

让情况变得更加混乱或复杂，通常是添加了不清楚或不必要的信息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个惯用语，带有一些口语色彩。一般用于说某人让事情变得更复杂，不适用于真正的“泥水”。常见于否定场合，如“Don't muddy the water.”

Examples

Adding too many details will muddy the water.

加太多细节会**把事情弄得更复杂**。

Don't muddy the water by bringing up unrelated issues.

不要提无关的话题来**搅浑水**。

If you keep changing your story, you will muddy the water.

你如果一直改口，就会**把事情弄更复杂**。

Her vague answers just muddy the water and make things harder to solve.

她模糊的回答只会**把事情弄得更复杂**，让问题更难解决。

Lawyers sometimes muddy the water to protect their clients.

律师有时会**搅浑水**来保护客户。

Instead of clearing things up, his explanation actually muddied the water.

他的解释并没有澄清，反而**把事情变复杂了**。