quicksand

quicksand读音音标

英 [ˈkwɪksænd]

美 [ˈkwɪkˌsænd]

quicksand意思解释

n.

流沙，敏捷，危险而捉摸不定的事物；

悬浮体；

流砂；

变形

复数：quicksands

英英释义

n.

a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

双语例句

用作名词(n.)A mule won\'t sink in quicksand but a donkey will.骡子不会陷入流沙中,但是驴子会。Is it true that a man who steps into quicksand is doomed to die?掉入流沙中的人就注定会死去吗？Yet it has a way of slipping through your fingers like quicksand.可是它会像流沙一样从缝间溜走。Vanity is the quicksand of reason.虚荣乃理学之流沙。Conceit is the quicksand of success.自负是成功的流沙。