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单词 quicksand
释义
quicksand
kwɪksænd ˈkwɪkˌsænd
Word forms:
1 N-UNCOUNT 流沙 Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it. 流沙
  • The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.

    那个沙坝并不稳固,他脚下如同踩着流沙一般。

2 N-UNCOUNT 难以摆脱的困境;不可靠的局面 You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing. 难以摆脱的困境;不可靠的局面
  • I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin.

    我就要陷入罪孽的深渊了。

  • The research seemed founded on quicksand.

    这项研究犹如建在流沙之上,基础极不稳固。

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