quagmires
US /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪərz/
UK /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪəz/
複數名詞
1.
沼澤, 泥潭
soft boggy areas of land that give way underfoot
範例:
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The hikers struggled through the muddy quagmires.
徒步旅行者艱難地穿過泥濘的沼澤。
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Heavy rains turned the field into a series of quagmires.
大雨把田地變成了連片的泥潭。
2.
困境, 泥潭
awkward, complex, or hazardous situations
範例:
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The company found itself in a financial quagmire.
公司陷入了財政困境。
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He tried to avoid the political quagmires of the region.
他試圖避開該地區的政治泥潭。