1.
covered in mud; mud-caked; muddy all over
The state of being completely covered or smeared with mud. Can also be used figuratively for being mired in difficulty.
子どもたちが泥まみれで帰ってきた。
The children came home covered in mud.
泥まみれの服を洗濯する。
To wash mud-caked clothes.
雨の中でサッカーをして、全身泥まみれになった。
We played soccer in the rain and got completely covered in mud.
泥まみれ means covered or smeared with mud. Uses the suffix まみれ, which means "covered in" and attaches to nouns.
GRAMMAR:
- 泥まみれの + noun: mud-caked ~
- 泥まみれになる: to get covered in mud
- 泥まみれだ: to be covered in mud
THE まみれ SUFFIX:
Always implies being covered in something unpleasant or messy — never used for positive things.
- 血まみれ: covered in blood
- 汗まみれ: drenched in sweat
- 埃まみれ: covered in dust
- 借金まみれ: buried in debt (figurative)
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 〜だらけ: full of, covered with (similar but broader — can be used with countable items like 間違いだらけ "full of mistakes")
- まみれ emphasizes being smeared/coated in something; だらけ emphasizes abundance