mire
柯林斯詞典
1. N-SING You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. 困境; 艱難處境[文學(xué)性] [oft N 'of' n]
...a mire of poverty and ignorance. ...貧窮和無知的泥沼。
2. N-UNCOUNT Mire is dirt or mud. 污泥; 淤泥[文學(xué)性]
...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards. ...下水道與農(nóng)家庭院的污垢和爛泥。
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mire /ma??/
劍橋詞典
mire noun (WET EARTH)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]an area of deep , wet , sticky earth
泥潭；沼澤；泥沼
mire noun (BAD SITUATION)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] literaryan unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape
困境
We must not be drawn into the mire of civil war . 我們一定不能被拖進(jìn)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的泥沼中。 返回 mire