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mire

英 [maɪə] 美 ['maɪɚ]

解释

n. 泥潭；[地理] 泥沼
vi. 陷于泥坑；陷入困境
vt. 使陷于泥坑；使陷入困境
n. (Mire)人名；(塞、索、阿拉伯)米雷；(法)米尔

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中文词源

mire 泥沼

来自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼泽，来自PIE*meus,泥沼，污泥，词源同moss,mysophobia.

英文词源

mire (n.): c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse myrr "bog, swamp," from Proto-Germanic *miuzja- (source of Old English mos "bog, marsh"), from PIE *meus- "damp" (see moss).
mire (v.): c. 1400, in figurative sense of "to involve in difficulties," from mire (n.). Literal sense is from 1550s. Related: Mired; miring.

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例句和用法

1. The wheels sank deeper into the mire.: 轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。

2. I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.: 我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地.

3. She couldn't withstand the lure of money and was dragged into the mire.: 她经不起金钱的引诱,被拉下水了.

4. " He's an old friend, " he went on, getting deeper into the mire.: “ 他是老朋友了, " 他继续说, 越来越深地陷进了泥沼.

5. I sank in deep mire; I felt no standing.: 我陷入深深的泥潭; 我觉得没有立足之处.