mire

• 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

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.

1. The wheels sank deeper into the mire.

轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。

来自《权威词典》

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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.

来自辞典例句