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quagmire

noun
🔊/ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)/, 🔊/ˈkwɒɡmaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
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  1. an area of soft wet ground泥淖；湿地；泥沼 synonym bog
    • The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.大雨很快使田野变成了泥潭。
  2. a difficult or dangerous situation困境；险境 synonym morassTopics Dangerc2, Difficulty and failurec2
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from quag ‘marshy or boggy place’ + mire.