释义 |
mire/maiə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a stretch of swampy or boggy ground 泥潭;沼泽;泥沼 2 mud, dirt 烂泥;淤泥;污泥 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. plunge or sink in a mire 使陷入泥坑(沼泽) 2 tr. involve in difficulties 使陷入困境;使受困扰 □ in the mire in difficulties 在困境中 □ miry adj.[Middle English from Old Norse mýrr, from Germanic: related to MOSS] |