They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.他们不停地提出其他政治问题，力图把水搅浑。It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.即使不把宗教牵扯进去，这个问题也已经够棘手的了。...

v.使沾上泥( muddy的现在分词 )...

muddying的音标：...