mire
英 [ma??]
美['ma??]
- 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)米爾
IELTSGRETEM8擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?mires;
助記提示
1. moor => mire.
2. moss <====> mire.
3. admire(v. 欽佩) => mire →欽佩那些身處困境、身處泥潭、身處泥沼而不屈服、仍然堅強的人。
2. moss <====> mire.
3. admire(v. 欽佩) => mire →欽佩那些身處困境、身處泥潭、身處泥沼而不屈服、仍然堅強的人。
中文詞源
mire 泥沼
來自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼澤，來自PIE*meus,泥沼，污泥，詞源同moss,mysophobia.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 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(jīng)不起金錢的引誘,被拉下水了.
來自《現(xiàn)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(xù)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