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quagmire

英 [ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈkwæɡmaɪər]

n.  泥淖; 湿地; 泥沼; 困境; 险境

复数:quagmires 

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.22373 / COCA.16401

牛津词典

    noun

    • 泥淖;湿地;泥沼
      an area of soft wet ground
      1. 困境;险境
        a difficult or dangerous situation

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT (难以避免或摆脱的)复杂局势,困境
          Aquagmireis a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from.
          1. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion...
            他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。
          2. We have no intention of being drawn into a political quagmire.
            我们无意卷入一场政治困境。
        • N-COUNT 沼泽地;泥泞地;泥潭
          Aquagmireis a soft, wet area of land which your feet sink into if you try to walk across it.
          1. Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
            大雨使草地变得一片泥泞。

        英英释义

        noun

        双语例句

        • Now, experienced hands know it is a quagmire of corporate governance and duties – even in smaller businesses.
          如今,有经验的人知道,这是一个公司治理和责任的泥潭,甚至在较小的企业也是如此。
        • Quagmire ( 2004) Would Iraq War end up like Vietnam, another "quagmire"?
          泥潭(2004)伊拉克战争是否也会陷入越南战争那样的泥潭之中呢?
        • Being bogged down in stagnancy or recessions, societies are hoping for more productive and more responsive workforces to haul them out of the quagmire.
          深陷停滞或者衰退中,社会需要更有生产率和更适应社会需求的劳动力将它拉出泥潭。
        • We have no intention of being drawn into a political quagmire.
          我们无意卷入一场政治困境。
        • However, he could find himself stuck in the political quagmire.
          然而,他可能会发现自己受困于政治泥潭、难以作为。
        • Since the "9.11", after George W.Bush launched two consecutive so-called" war on terror", the United States into a quagmire of war.
          自从“9.11”之后,小布什连续发动了两场所谓的“反恐战争”,把美国拖入到战争的泥潭。
        • Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
          大雨使草地变得一片泥泞。
        • Then the League failed to challenge the fascist assault on Spain, while now the UN takes a step further into the moral quagmire by backing the NATO proxy regime.
          在那时,国际联盟没有对法西斯袭击西班牙做出反抗,而现在,联合国由于支持北约的代理制度打击利比亚而陷入更深的道德泥潭。
        • Some economists are warning that other Asian nations should stop counting on intervention from Beijing to lift the region out of its economic quagmire.
          一些经济学家警告,其它亚洲国家不应再指望北京的干预措施将带领整个地区走出经济泥潭。
        • 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。