quagmire
英[ˈkwægmaɪə(r)]
美[ˈkwægmaɪə(r)]
意思解释
n. 沼泽地；泥潭；无法脱身的困境
变化形式
复数： quagmires
中文词源
quagmire 泥沼
quag,泥沼，mire,沼泽。两个单词实质上表达的是一个意思，比较lukewarm.
用法例句
- In short it is the opposite of a quagmire .
- 总之与泥潭之说恰恰相反。
- Now it 's a quagmire and investors are going to have to change the way they approach the market .
- 而今它已经成为一片沼泽地，投资者将不得不调整针对该市场的策略。
- In 2007 two academics , john mearsheimer and stephen walt , went so far as towrite a book accusing " the lobby " of hijacking american foreign policy and luring america into the quagmire of iraq to serve israel 's interests .
- 2007年，两位大学教授，johnmearsheimer和stephenwalt，写了一本书，指责“该游说团体”劫持了美国的外交政策，并且诱使美国陷入伊拉克泥沼以服务于以色列的利益。
- The games end in not just a military quagmire but also serious fallout in u.s. domestic politics .
- 游戏不仅结局成一场军事上的泥潭，而且还预示美国国内政治中将出现严重对抗。
- We can 't leave and we can 't stay : that 's the very definition of a quagmire .
- 我们不能离开，我们也不能待下去：这就是泥潭非常明确的定义了吧。