"The vote would bog down the house"
"She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
The talks with the staff bogged down on the question of working hours.
与员工的谈判,在有关工作时间问题上陷入了僵局。
bog sb/sth ⇔ downThe tractor is bogged down in the mud.
拖拉机陷入了泥沼。