单词 | mire |
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音标 | ['maiə] |
解释 | n.泥沼;困境;v.使…陷入困境 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 泥沼(swampy ground; bog; marsh) 【考】 反义词:extricate( 解脱困境) 【例】 find oneself in a mire of debt(陷入债务之困境 ) |
字源 | 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. |
不择手段背单词 | n. (潮湿的、浸水的、泥泞的)泥沼, 困境; v 使...陷入困境 【记】mi密, re热: 又密又热的地方-沼泽; 困境. 【反】extricate(v 使解脱; 救出; 使(气体)游离; 放出) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】nightmare 梦魇, 恶梦,是night作梦陷入困境 |
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