quagmire
noun /ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)/, /ˈkwɒɡmaɪə(r)/
/ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
- an area of soft wet ground
synonym bog泥淖;湿地;泥沼 - The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.
大雨很快就把田地变成了泥潭。
- The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.
- a difficult or dangerous situation
synonym morassTopics Dangerc2, Difficulty and failurec2困境;险境
词源late 16th cent.: from quag ‘marshy or boggy place’ + mire.