The sample consisted of pebbles of hardened sediment that had once been soft, deep-sea mud, as well as granules of gypsum and fragments of volcanic rock.

这一样本包括曾经柔软的的硬化沉积物的卵石、深海淤泥以及石膏颗粒和火山岩碎片。

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Oh well, that's all as clear as mud, then.

哎呀，那么一来这真是成了一本糊涂账了。

《牛津词典》

The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.

骆驼的脚十分适合干旱沙地，但在泥地上毫无用处。

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The BP company pumped heavy drilling fluids,known as mud, into the top of its damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

BP says a more complete solution is needed. The next step is to try to pump mud and other materials to the sea floor and block the well.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

"Our anticipation is that it will be another seven to ten days to complete all of the preparations that we need to exercise this option and then at that point, we'll pump the kill mud and hopefully have this well killed, and well shut off, and the flow shut off."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

This technique, starving fires of oxygen and then instantly capping the well with mud and cement, remained his favourite.

ECONOMIST: Obituary: Red Adair | The

From that point, it will take another few days to permanently seal the well with mud and cement from below in what's called a "bottom kill" procedure.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The solutions for -- the solution with the top kill, first in stabilizing the well with heavy drilling mud, ultimately would lead to the cement capping of that well.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing