mire

• n. 泥潭；[地理] 泥沼
• vi. 陷於泥坑；陷入困境
• vt. 使陷於泥坑；使陷入困境
• n. (Mire)人名；(塞、索、阿拉伯)米雷；(法)米爾

來自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼澤，來自PIE*meus,泥沼，汙泥，詞源同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.

輪子在泥潭中陷得更深了。

來自《權威詞典》

2. I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.

我不想使我兒子的名譽掃地.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. She couldn't withstand the lure of money and was dragged into the mire.

她經不起金錢的引誘,被拉下水了.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. " He's an old friend, " he went on, getting deeper into the mire.

“ 他是老朋友了, " 他繼續說, 越來越深地陷進了泥沼.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. I sank in deep mire; I felt no standing.

我陷入深深的泥潭; 我覺得沒有立足之處.

來自辭典例句