音标:['kwæ^maiә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 沼泽地, 泥坑, 泥潭, 泥沼, 沼泽, 困境
n a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
词型变化:名词复数形式 : quagmires
考试类型:[GRE]
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quagmire的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The heavy rain had turned the pitch into a quagmire.大雨滂沱
  2. I hope we can quickly get out of the quagmire.我希望我们能够快点走出这个困境。

经典引文

  • Smith stepped into a quagmire in which he sank up to his middle.

    出自:D. Garnett
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