Mire

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GRE 蓝宝 Barron

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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • n. 泥沼, 困境; v. 使...陷入困境
  • [英] n. 泥沼 ( swampy ground; bog; marsh)
  • [类] 反义词: extricate ( 解脱困境)
  • [例] find oneself in a mire of debt ( 陷入债务之困境)

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. noun

  • Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse my?rr; akin to Old English mōs marsh — more at moss
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1. wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
  • 2. heavy often deep mud or slush
  • 3. a troublesome or intractable situation <found themselves in a mire of debt>
  • ? miry adjective

II. verb (mired; miring)

  • Date: 15th century
  • transitive verb
    • 1.
      • a. to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire
      • b. to hamper or hold back as if by mire ; entangle
    • 2. to cover or soil with mire
  • intransitive verb
    • to stick or sink in mire


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