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quagmire

UK //ˈkwæɡ.maɪər//US //ˈkwæɡ.maɪr//

词源

源自中古英语 'quagmire',由 'quag'(摇晃的沼泽)和 'mire'(泥沼)组成,最早记录于16世纪。

noun

❶ 指沼泽地或湿软难行的泥泞地带,比喻陷入难以脱身的困境或复杂局面。

“The soldiers struggled through the quagmire during the rainy season.”

(士兵们在雨季艰难地穿过沼泽地。)

“The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the failed investment.”

(投资失败后,公司陷入了财务困境。)

同义词:swamp, mire, predicament, dilemma, morass

常见短语

political quagmire — 形容政治上的复杂困境,通常指难以解决或脱身的政治局面。

“The country is stuck in a political quagmire with opposing factions refusing to compromise.”

(该国陷入政治僵局,对立派系拒绝妥协。)