mire

mire读音音标

英 [ˈmaɪə(r)]

美 [maɪr]

mire意思解释

n.

泥潭；

vt.& vi.

深陷；

变形

复数：mires

过去式：mired

过去分词：mired

现在分词：miring

第三人称单数：mires

英英释义

n.

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

同义词：quagmirequagmorassslack

deep soft mud in water or slush

同义词：slop

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\"

v.

entrap

\"Our people should not be mired in the past\"

同义词：entangle

cause to get stuck as if in a mire

\"The mud mired our cart\"

同义词：bog down

be unable to move further

同义词：grind to a haltget stuckbog down

soil with mud, muck, or mire

同义词：muckmudmuck up

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The mist arose in the remote mire.遥远的泥沼上方升起了薄雾。He has run away and landed in the mire.他逃开,却开到泥坑里去了。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.)Don\' t mire the wheels of a cart.不要让车轮陷于泥坑。The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion.即使是*聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。