mire

英['maɪə(r)] 美['maɪər]
  • n. 泥沼；泥泞；困境
  • v. (使)陷于泥泞；(使)陷入困境
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星级词汇:
  • mire n.泥沼；泥泞；困境v.(使)陷于泥泞；(使)陷入困境

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

  2. deep soft mud in water or slush;

    "they waded through the slop"

  3. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from;

    "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"
    "caught in the mire of poverty"

Verb:
  1. entrap;

    "Our people should not be mired in the past"

  2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire;

    "The mud mired our cart"

  3. be unable to move further;

    "The car bogged down in the sand"

  4. soil with mud, muck, or mire;

    "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"

双语例句

1. The wheels sank deeper into the mire.
轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。

来自《权威词典》

2. I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.
我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She couldn't withstand the lure of money and was dragged into the mire.
她经不起金钱的引诱,被拉下水了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. " He's an old friend, " he went on, getting deeper into the mire.
“ 他是老朋友了, " 他继续说, 越来越深地陷进了泥沼.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. I sank in deep mire; I felt no standing.
我陷入深深的泥潭; 我觉得没有立足之处.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The mist arose in the remote mire.
      遥远的泥沼上方升起了薄雾。
    2. He has run away and landed in the mire.
      他逃开,却开到泥坑里去了。
    3. He tried to increase his income by gambling only to plunge more deeply into the mire.
      他企图借赌博增加收入,却陷入了更深的困境。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Don' t mire the wheels of a cart.
      不要让车轮陷于泥坑。
    2. The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion.
      即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。

用法讲解

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mirror Miranda mirex Miret Mireu Mirea Mireh Miree Mired Mirey Miren Mirek
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