quagmire

英 ['kwæɡmaɪə(r)] 美 ['kwæɡmaɪər]

• n. 沼泽；绝境

英英释义

Noun:

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The heavy rain had turned the pitch into a quagmire.
   大雨滂沱
2. I hope we can quickly get out of the quagmire.
   我希望我们能够快点走出这个困境。

经典引文

• Smith stepped into a quagmire in which he sank up to his middle.

  出自： D. Garnett

近反义词

【近义词】

• marsh 沼泽
• mire 泥沼
• morass 沼泽
• swamp 沼泽
• bog 沼泽
• quicksand 流沙
• predicament 困境
• dilemma 困境
• quandary 困惑
• muddle 混乱
• imbroglio 纷乱
• crisis 危机
• perplexity 困惑
• entanglement 纠缠
• slack 松弛的
• quag 沼地