quagmire; mire; morass
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
quagmire; mire; bog; morass
Used literally for a muddy pit or swamp, or figuratively for a difficult situation from which escape is hard.
Mǎ马
chē车
xiàn陷
jìn进
le了
shēn深
shēn深
de的
ní泥
zhǎo沼
。
The carriage sank deep into the quagmire.
Zhè这
piàn片
ní泥
zhǎo沼
fēi非
cháng常
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
xíng行
rén人
qǐng请
wù勿
kào靠
jìn近
。
This quagmire is extremely dangerous; pedestrians please do not approach.
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Tā他
bù不
xìng幸
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
zhài债
wù务
de的
ní泥
zhǎo沼
。
Unfortunately, he fell into the morass of debt.
Gōng公
sī司
rú如
hé何
cóng从
cái财
wù务
ní泥
zhǎo沼
zhōng中
tuō脱
shēn身
，
shì是
dāng当
wù务
zhī之
jí急
。
How the company can extricate itself from the financial quagmire is a matter of urgent priority.