mire

英 [maɪə] 美['maɪɚ]
  • 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

词态变化


复数: mires;

助记提示


1. moor => mire.
2. moss <====> mire.
3. admire(v. 钦佩) => mire →钦佩那些身处困境、身处泥潭、身处泥沼而不屈服、仍然坚强的人。

中文词源


mire 泥沼

来自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼泽,来自PIE*meus,泥沼,污泥,词源同moss,mysophobia.

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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