
英:/'ˈkwæɡmaɪər; ˈkwɒɡmaɪər/ 美:/'ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
沼澤地
複數:quagmires
GRE,SAT
n. 沼澤,泥濘地;困境,尴尬的處境
There are many crocodiles living in this quagmire.
這片沼澤地裡生活着許多鳄魚。
After falling into the quagmire, it is difficult for people to climb out.
陷入泥潭後,人就很難爬出來。
Whenever she was in quagmire, a knight appeared to help her.
每當她處于危險境地,都會有一位騎士出現來幫助她。
Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
雨把草地變成了沼澤地
Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
雨水已将這片草地變成了沼澤。
His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion.
他的人已在困惑的泥潭中越陷越深。
Quagmire Fossil Field.
泥潭沼澤化石場。
This is why we're still in this quagmire in Iraq.
正因為這樣,我們還仍舊深陷伊拉克困境。
Today, you are prisoners of your own quagmire.
今天,你們是自己沼澤的囚犯。
n.|wetland/cienaga;[地理]沼澤,沼澤地;無法脫身的困境
"quagmire" 是一個具有多層含義的英語名詞,其核心概念可分解如下:
1. 字面意義
指沼澤地或泥濘地帶,特指地面松軟潮濕、難以通行的區域。該詞由中古英語 "quag"(松軟地面)與古諾爾斯語 "mýrr"(沼澤)組合演變而來。例如:"The soldiers struggled through the quagmire after heavy rain."(士兵在暴雨後艱難穿過泥沼。)
2. 隱喻擴展
現多用于描述複雜且難以擺脫的困境,尤其指因判斷失誤或行動遲緩導緻的長期負面狀态。根據《劍橋詞典》釋義,它可表示政治、經濟或社會領域的僵局,如:"The country's healthcare reform became a political quagmire."(國家醫療改革陷入政治泥潭。)
3. 語義演變
18世紀後其比喻用法逐漸普及,常與戰争、外交、金融危機等宏觀議題關聯。語言學家約翰遜在《英語詞典》(1755年)中已記錄該詞的抽象含義,現代媒體則高頻用于描述國際沖突(如叙利亞戰争報道中的常見表述)。
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quagmire 是一個英語名詞,主要含義如下:
My wellingtons got stuck in a quagmire.
(我的長靴陷在泥潭裡。)
His people had fallen further into a quagmire of confusion.
(他的人民在混亂的泥潭中越陷越深。)
The country was trapped in a political quagmire.
(該國陷入了政治困境。)
如需更詳細例句或詞源考據,可參考權威詞典(如新東方、愛詞霸、海詞詞典)。
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