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Mire Bog Sense 13487.Mire 英 Maɪə]美 Maɪɚ 释义

正面 13487.mire
英 [maɪə]美 ['maɪɚ]

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

1. moor => mire.2. moss <====> mire.3. admire(v. 钦佩) => mire →钦佩那些身处困境、身处泥潭、身处泥沼而不屈服、仍然坚强的人。
mire 泥沼来自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼泽,来自PIE*meus,泥沼,污泥,词源同moss,mysophobia.
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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