quicksand

英[ˈkwɪksænd]
美[ˈkwɪksænd]

意思解释

n. 流沙,敏捷,危险而捉摸不定的事物;悬浮体;流砂

中文词源

quicksand 流沙,困境

来自quick,活的,sand,沙子。比喻用法,引申词义困境。

用法例句

The researchers call this predicament " decision quicksand . "
研究者们称这个困境为“决策流沙”。
Try and step on them and your foot will start sinking like in a quicksand .
如果你尝试地去踩上它,那么你的脚会开始下沉,好像踏进了流沙。
They eddy about my legs in a quicksand of sticky hands and pink cheeks .
他们黏乎乎的小手和粉嫩的脸颊像流沙般磨擦过我的大腿。
The boom that was built on the quicksand of inflation then comes to a sudden end .
建筑在通货膨胀的流沙之上的繁荣便戛然而止了。
But for the democratic candidates in particular , a proper debate on nclb is to be avoided like political quicksand .
尤其是民主党候选人,象绕开政治“流沙坑”一样回避认真讨论nclb法。