| 释义 |
mire /ˈmaɪə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 泥潭；沼泽；泥沼
The waggon was stuck in the mire. 大车陷入泥潭。
2. 烂泥，污泥，淤泥
a field thick with mire 泥泞不堪的田地
3. 困境
find oneself in a mire of debt 发现自己陷入负债困境
wallow in an emotional mire 陷入感情的泥淖之中而不能自拔
II ❶ vt.
1. 使陷入泥坑；使成为沼泽
The sudden downpour mired the truck and it couldn't be moved. 倾盆而降的阵雨使卡车陷入泥潭而无法前进。
The thaw will mire roads and fields. 融化的冰雪将使道路和田野变成一片泥沼。
2. 使陷入困境；使受困扰
be mired in debt 陷入负债的困境
be mired in disputes (administrative work) 为争执(行政工作)所困扰
3. 使溅满污泥；〈喻〉玷污
The children were mired from head to toe. 孩子们弄得浑身尽是污泥。
be mired with infamy 被弄得声名狼藉
❷ vi.
陷入泥坑；陷入困境
[< ON mÿrr; 与 moss 有关] phr. drag sb. (sb.'s name) through the mire 使某人 (某人的名字)蒙受耻辱，把某人 (某人的名字)搞臭 |