名詞 mire:

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
   同義詞：quagmire, quag, morass, slack
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
   同義詞：slop
3. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

動(dòng)詞 mire:

1. entrap
   同義詞：entangle
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   同義詞：bog down
3. be unable to move further
   同義詞：grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down
4. soil with mud, muck, or mire
   同義詞：muck, mud, muck up

1. He tried to increase his income by gambling only to plunge more deeply into the mire.
   他企圖藉賭博增加收入，卻陷入了更深的困境。
2. Full of or resembling mire; swampy.
   沼澤般的充滿了淤泥的或似沼澤的; 泥沼的
3. He found he was stuck fast in the mire of debts.
   他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己債臺(tái)高筑。
4. My car was mired.
   我的車上濺滿污泥。
5. The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion.
   即使是最聰明的人也會(huì)陷入瑣事與混亂之中。

mire

n.（名詞）
An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
泥沼：潮濕的、浸水的、泥濘的一塊地區(qū)；一片泥潭
Deep, slimy soil or mud.
深而滑的土壤或泥
A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation:
困境：一種不利的或困難的境遇或情況：
例句：
the mire of poverty.
貧困的困境

v.（動(dòng)詞）
mired,mir.ing,mires
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To cause to sink or become stuck in or as if in mire.
使陷入：致使陷入或使陷入泥沼或類似泥沼的境地
To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire.
使受困擾：使阻礙、牽絆或糾纏如陷入泥沼一般
To soil with mud or mire.
使濺滿污泥或爛泥
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To sink or become stuck in mire.
陷入或陷進(jìn)泥潭

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old Norse mtrr [bog]
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 mtrr [沼澤]