Quagmire
[ 'kwæɡmaiə, 'kwɔ- ]
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n. 沼泽地;泥潭;无法脱身的困境;
📝 例句
On their way was a quagmire which was difficult to get over.
路上他俩遇到了—个泥坑，很难过得去。
A boggy area;a quagmire.
沼泽地；泥潭
William James called this view a "quagmire of evasion."
威廉·詹姆士将这一观点称为“推诿的泥潭”。
The heavy rain had turned the pitch into a quagmire.
大雨滂沱, 球场变成了泥沼.
be in a quagmire of debt
陷入负债累累的困境
🌱 联想助记
【记】quag-沼地,mi-拼音“密”,re-拼音“热”:沼地又密又热的地方
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
quagmire
n
area of soft wet ground; bog or marsh 泥沼; 泥塘; 沼泽
(fig 比喻) The heavy rain had turned the pitch into a quagmire. 大雨滂沱, 球?quot;涑闪四嗾?
🔁 扩展释义
n. 沼泽地, 泥坑, 泥潭, 泥沼, 沼泽, 困境相关词组: be bogged down in a quagmire
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She doesn't know we've changed hotels.
她不知道我们换了旅馆呀。
Keep it down!
别闹了！
We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
我们喜欢看有关昆虫的书，尤其是当我们了解螳螂等过着一种令人生畏的生活时，就更加爱读有关昆虫的书了。