quagmire

pronunciation

UK [ˈkwægmaɪə(r)]word uk audio image

US [ˈkwæɡˌmaɪr] word us audio image

  • n.
    沼泽地
    泥潭
    无法脱身的困境

Word Origin

quagmire 泥沼

quag,泥沼,mire,沼泽。两个单词实质上表达的是一个意思,比较lukewarm.

Example

1. In short it is the opposite of a quagmire .
总之与泥潭之说恰恰相反。
2. Now it 's a quagmire and investors are going to have to change the way they approach the market .
而今它已经成为一片沼泽地,投资者将不得不调整针对该市场的策略。
3. In 2007 two academics , john mearsheimer and stephen walt , went so far as towrite a book accusing " the lobby " of hijacking american foreign policy and luring america into the quagmire of iraq to serve israel 's interests .
2007年,两位大学教授,johnmearsheimer和stephenwalt,写了一本书,指责“该游说团体”劫持了美国的外交政策,并且诱使美国陷入伊拉克泥沼以服务于以色列的利益。
4. The games end in not just a military quagmire but also serious fallout in u.s. domestic politics .
游戏不仅结局成一场军事上的泥潭,而且还预示美国国内政治中将出现严重对抗。
5. We can 't leave and we can 't stay : that 's the very definition of a quagmire .
我们不能离开,我们也不能待下去:这就是泥潭非常明确的定义了吧。

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