puddle

名词 puddle:

1. a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
2. a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
   同义词：pool
3. something resembling a pool of liquid
   同义词：pool

动词 puddle:

1. wade or dabble in a puddle
2. subject to puddling or form by puddling
3. dip into mud before planting
4. work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
5. mess around, as in a liquid or paste
6. make into a puddle
   同义词：muddle
7. make a puddle by splashing water
8. mix up or confuse
   同义词：addle, muddle
9. eliminate urine
   同义词：make, urinate, piddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water

1. She tripped over and landed in puddle.
   她绊了一下跌在水潭里。
2. He stepped lightly over the puddle.
   他敏捷地跨过泥水坑。
3. The puddle is full of water.
   水坑里充满了水。

pud.dle

n.（名词）

A small pool of water, especially rainwater.
尤指一小池雨水
A small pool of a liquid.
一小池液体
A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry.
胶土：一种用潮湿的粘土或沙子制成的晾干后可用作防水物的炼硬的糊状物
v.（动词）
pud.dled,pud.dling,pud.dles
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make muddy.
使泥泞
To work (clay or sand) into a thick, watertight paste.
把（沙子或泥土）制成稠的防水浆
To process (impure metal) by puddling.
通过搅炼对（不纯净的金属）进行加工
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.
在或像在一池液体中迸溅或涉足

来源：
Middle English podel
中古英语 podel
diminutive of Old English pudd [ditch]
古英语 pudd的小后缀 [沟渠]

【引伸】
pud.dly
adj.（形容词）