mire
UK
mire n: (marsh, swamp)
SC 沼泽地 zhǎo zé dì
TC 沼澤地
TC 沼澤地
SC 沼地 zhǎo zé dì ，zhǎo dì
SC 湿地 zhǎo zé dì ，shī dì
We couldn't keep kayaking once we reached the mire.
mire n: figurative (unpleasant situation)
SC 困境，困难 kùn jìng，kùn nán
TC 困境，困難
TC 困境，困難
Many Americans are trapped in the mire of poverty.
mire [sb/sth] in [sth] vtr + prep: often passive (cause to be stuck in: marsh, etc.)
SC 使陷入或困于沼地中
The troops were mired in the mud.
mire [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep: figurative (entangle in: a situation)
SC 使陷入困难中 shǐ xiàn rù kùn nán zhōng
The couple was mired in a bad divorce.