Mire



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

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)

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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