mire 英 [ˈmaɪə(r)] 　 美 [maɪr]

mire

mire　 英 [ˈmaɪə(r)] 美 [maɪr]

n. 泥潭；[地理] 泥沼　 vi. 陷于泥坑；陷入困境　 vt. 使陷于泥坑；使陷入困境　

进行时:miring　 过去式:mired　 过去分词:mired　 第三人称单数:mires　 名词复数:mires　

"Why have you got us into this mire?, " he asked.　为什么要让我们陷入这样的泥沼中？
The second is that there is no chance of the housing sector leading the present economy anywhere, except deeper into the mire.　第二点是，美国楼市目前不可能带领经济走出衰退，而只会把经济推入更深的泥潭。

  • A mire is mushy ground like quicksand, so if you feel yourself trapped in a sticky situation, consider yourself mired. One gets mired IN something — like in a dispute or in a love triangle.
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  • n. 泥潭；[地理] 泥沼
  • vi. 陷于泥坑；陷入困境
  • vt. 使陷于泥坑；使陷入困境

  • 1. "Why have you got us into this mire?, " he asked.

    为什么要让我们陷入这样的泥沼中？

  • 2. The second is that there is no chance of the housing sector leading the present economy anywhere, except deeper into the mire.

    第二点是，美国楼市目前不可能带领经济走出衰退，而只会把经济推入更深的泥潭。

  • mire (n.) c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse myrr "bog, swamp," from Proto-Germanic *miuzja- (source of Old English mos "bog, marsh"), from PIE *meus- "damp" (see moss).
  • mire (v.) c. 1400, in figurative sense of "to involve in difficulties," from mire (n.). Literal sense is from 1550s. Related: Mired; miring.
mire / ˈmaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈmaɪər / noun [uncountable ] an area of deep mud 泥潭；泥沼 SYN bog ◆ The wheels sank deeper into the mire. 轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。 ◆ ( figurative) My name had been dragged through the mire (= my reputation was ruined). 我的名声受到了玷污。 ◆ ( figurative) The government was sinking deeper and deeper into the mire (= getting further into a difficult situation). 政府在泥潭中越陷越深。 mire mires mired miring mire / ˈmaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈmaɪər /
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