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mire

UK //ˈmaɪə(r)//US //ˈmaɪər//

词源

源自中古英语 'myre',与古北欧语 'mýrr'(沼泽)同源,可追溯至原始日耳曼语。

noun

❶ 指泥泞或沼泽地,常用来形容难以脱身的困境或复杂局面。

“The car got stuck in the mire after the heavy rain.”

(大雨过后,汽车陷进了泥沼里。)

“They struggled through the mire to reach the village.”

(他们艰难地穿过泥泞到达村庄。)

同义词:swamp, bog, quagmire, marsh, slough

verb

❶ 使陷入泥沼或困境,也可指被污泥弄脏。

“The tractor was mired in the wet field.”

(拖拉机陷在了湿漉漉的田地里。)

“The company is mired in debt.”

(这家公司深陷债务之中。)

同义词:entangle, bog down, stick, sink, dirty

常见短语

in the mire — 处于困境或泥沼中,形容难以摆脱的糟糕处境。

“After losing his job, he found himself in the mire.”

(失业后,他发现自己陷入了困境。)

drag through the mire — 使某人或某事名誉受损,或使其陷入麻烦。

“The scandal dragged his reputation through the mire.”

(丑闻让他的名誉扫地。)