Definition of quagmire in English:

quagmire

noun ˈkwaɡmʌɪəˈkwɒɡmʌɪəˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)r

1A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
沼泽地，泥潭；泥泞地
torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire
倾盆大雨把建筑工地变成了泥潭。
Example sentencesExamples
- That helped explain why the river was so murky and why all the crossings were feculent quagmires of cow dung and mud, stirred up by scores of hooves and further churned by ATVs, whose tracks laced the riverbanks for miles above and below me.
- This leaves a balance of 47 outstanding problems, ranging from near impassable quagmires of mud and bovine excrement to dangerously collapsed or broken stiles, many illegally obstructed by barbed wire.
- The ground was easy to dig - not so wet as to be a quagmire, but soft enough that the only problems were the odd stone, piece of wire and a couple of boulders.
- In the 19th century, the area was a quagmire with a creek running through it.
- The day's two earlier races had made these boggy Flanders fields even more of a quagmire by the time of the main event.
- Broad expanses of open sand undulate, sweeping up into steep mountains or falling off into lakes, ponds, and shallow quagmires of quicksand.
- Straw, sand and pine needles have been dumped onto spectator walking areas, creating a smelly quagmire.
- There are few roads, and some of these are impassable quagmires in the rainy season.
- The main landscape feature is endless peatbog, surrounded by marsh, leading into morasses, sloughs and quagmires.
- She pulled it off in the quagmire at Loch Lomond, but it will certainly be a tougher proposition under the hostile glare of Minneapolis.
- Joel, who isn't racing, is wise enough to stay out of the quagmire and cruise the scene at the top of the mountain.
- The next year they were hot favourites in the grand final against Warragul Industrials before losing in a quagmire at Drouin.
- The soil raised the planting beds, lifting plant roots out of the quagmire and allowing excess water to drain away.
- Heavy rain turned the car parks into quagmires to such an extent that cars were banned for Saturday's official qualifying day.
- Saturday's final was a battle of two very game teams on an absolute quagmire of a pitch.
- Unpaved roads, the great majority, could become quagmires with the passage of the first few vehicles.
- The recent snow and rain turned some of the peat hags into quagmires and a stiff westerly wind made the going tough.
- Community leaders say the playground is a muddy, smelly quagmire even in the height of summer.
- As the fixed member of the water triplicity, Scorpio also relates to locations where water collects and stagnates: muddy or swampy grounds, bogs, marshes, sedimentary deposits and quagmires.
- When we got there it was raining very hard and the patio area was a quagmire.
Synonyms
swamp, morass, bog, peat bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand
Scottish &amp Northern English moss
Irish corcass
North American bayou, pocosin, moor
archaic marish, carr
1. 1.1 An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.
  尴尬（或复杂、危险）的处境
  a legal quagmire
  法律困境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Breen sticks closely to the politics, avoiding getting bogged down in the quagmire of personal detail.
  Welling provides an overview of the key debates in the contemporary field but becomes mired in a definitional quagmire.
  Without a clear approach, companies could see themselves involved in a bureaucratic quagmire.
  This would be particularly severe for low income economies that are striving to pullout of their current economic quagmires.
  So the moral argument disappears into a colonial quagmire.
  It is bogged down in a quagmire, and its credibility has been undermined internationally.
  He's getting caught up in his own controversy, situating himself in an ethical quagmire he might not be able to escape from.
  The natural extension of his work on the genetics of pigmentation led him into a study of piebald mice, this turned out to be a quagmire.
  One facet of this tragedy is the absence of visionary leadership capable of leading humanity out of its quagmire.
  Even so, some fear that the situation might degenerate into a quagmire in which the rebels resort to protracted guerrilla warfare.
  Officials in Indonesia have warned that if the legal quagmire is not sorted out before Tristan reaches the age of five, he cannot be adopted.
  The problem is that code developed under different licences all gets mixed together in implementations, producing a legal quagmire.
  When all this takes place in a quagmire it becomes more depressing and difficult for all concerned.
  This political quagmire does relate closely to the economic situation.
  Even so, this is a legal quagmire with the possibility of litigation or fines flying in all directions.
  That campaign didn't exactly become the quagmire critics predicted.
  This is expected to become a legal quagmire, with landholders' interests already warning of test cases over compulsory purchases.
  Looking to the future, the legal quagmire of the Internet presents new issues and challenges to both free speech and morality.
  As the economy recovers, organisations will want to be fleet of foot and may find themselves entrenched in a quagmire of contact clauses and restrictions.
  So individuals who can translate complex terms and navigate the quagmire are in great demand.
  Synonyms
  muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, unfortunate/difficult/awkward situation, mare's nest, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio
  trouble, confusion, difficulty
  corner, tight corner/spot
  informal sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, dilemma, fix, bind, jam, scrape, kettle of fish, how-do-you-do, hot/deep water
  West Indian comess

Origin

Late 16th century: from quag + mire.

Definition of quagmire in US English:

quagmire

nounˈkwaɡˌmī(ə)rˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)r

1A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
沼泽地，泥潭；泥泞地
torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire
倾盆大雨把建筑工地变成了泥潭。
Example sentencesExamples
- As the fixed member of the water triplicity, Scorpio also relates to locations where water collects and stagnates: muddy or swampy grounds, bogs, marshes, sedimentary deposits and quagmires.
- There are few roads, and some of these are impassable quagmires in the rainy season.
- When we got there it was raining very hard and the patio area was a quagmire.
- That helped explain why the river was so murky and why all the crossings were feculent quagmires of cow dung and mud, stirred up by scores of hooves and further churned by ATVs, whose tracks laced the riverbanks for miles above and below me.
- The soil raised the planting beds, lifting plant roots out of the quagmire and allowing excess water to drain away.
- She pulled it off in the quagmire at Loch Lomond, but it will certainly be a tougher proposition under the hostile glare of Minneapolis.
- Broad expanses of open sand undulate, sweeping up into steep mountains or falling off into lakes, ponds, and shallow quagmires of quicksand.
- The main landscape feature is endless peatbog, surrounded by marsh, leading into morasses, sloughs and quagmires.
- This leaves a balance of 47 outstanding problems, ranging from near impassable quagmires of mud and bovine excrement to dangerously collapsed or broken stiles, many illegally obstructed by barbed wire.
- Saturday's final was a battle of two very game teams on an absolute quagmire of a pitch.
- Joel, who isn't racing, is wise enough to stay out of the quagmire and cruise the scene at the top of the mountain.
- The day's two earlier races had made these boggy Flanders fields even more of a quagmire by the time of the main event.
- The ground was easy to dig - not so wet as to be a quagmire, but soft enough that the only problems were the odd stone, piece of wire and a couple of boulders.
- Heavy rain turned the car parks into quagmires to such an extent that cars were banned for Saturday's official qualifying day.
- The next year they were hot favourites in the grand final against Warragul Industrials before losing in a quagmire at Drouin.
- Community leaders say the playground is a muddy, smelly quagmire even in the height of summer.
- Straw, sand and pine needles have been dumped onto spectator walking areas, creating a smelly quagmire.
- The recent snow and rain turned some of the peat hags into quagmires and a stiff westerly wind made the going tough.
- Unpaved roads, the great majority, could become quagmires with the passage of the first few vehicles.
- In the 19th century, the area was a quagmire with a creek running through it.
Synonyms
swamp, morass, bog, peat bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand
1. 1.1 An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.
  尴尬（或复杂、危险）的处境
  a legal quagmire
  法律困境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's getting caught up in his own controversy, situating himself in an ethical quagmire he might not be able to escape from.
  Officials in Indonesia have warned that if the legal quagmire is not sorted out before Tristan reaches the age of five, he cannot be adopted.
  This is expected to become a legal quagmire, with landholders' interests already warning of test cases over compulsory purchases.
  When all this takes place in a quagmire it becomes more depressing and difficult for all concerned.
  It is bogged down in a quagmire, and its credibility has been undermined internationally.
  Looking to the future, the legal quagmire of the Internet presents new issues and challenges to both free speech and morality.
  This would be particularly severe for low income economies that are striving to pullout of their current economic quagmires.
  Welling provides an overview of the key debates in the contemporary field but becomes mired in a definitional quagmire.
  Even so, some fear that the situation might degenerate into a quagmire in which the rebels resort to protracted guerrilla warfare.
  Breen sticks closely to the politics, avoiding getting bogged down in the quagmire of personal detail.
  Without a clear approach, companies could see themselves involved in a bureaucratic quagmire.
  As the economy recovers, organisations will want to be fleet of foot and may find themselves entrenched in a quagmire of contact clauses and restrictions.
  The natural extension of his work on the genetics of pigmentation led him into a study of piebald mice, this turned out to be a quagmire.
  Even so, this is a legal quagmire with the possibility of litigation or fines flying in all directions.
  So individuals who can translate complex terms and navigate the quagmire are in great demand.
  This political quagmire does relate closely to the economic situation.
  One facet of this tragedy is the absence of visionary leadership capable of leading humanity out of its quagmire.
  The problem is that code developed under different licences all gets mixed together in implementations, producing a legal quagmire.
  So the moral argument disappears into a colonial quagmire.
  That campaign didn't exactly become the quagmire critics predicted.
  Synonyms
  muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, awkward situation, difficult situation, unfortunate situation, mare's nest, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio

Origin

Late 16th century: from quag + mire.

词汇	quagmire
释义	Definition of quagmire in English: quagmire noun ˈkwaɡmʌɪəˈkwɒɡmʌɪəˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)r 1A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. 沼泽地，泥潭；泥泞地 torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire 倾盆大雨把建筑工地变成了泥潭。 Example sentencesExamples That helped explain why the river was so murky and why all the crossings were feculent quagmires of cow dung and mud, stirred up by scores of hooves and further churned by ATVs, whose tracks laced the riverbanks for miles above and below me. This leaves a balance of 47 outstanding problems, ranging from near impassable quagmires of mud and bovine excrement to dangerously collapsed or broken stiles, many illegally obstructed by barbed wire. The ground was easy to dig - not so wet as to be a quagmire, but soft enough that the only problems were the odd stone, piece of wire and a couple of boulders. In the 19th century, the area was a quagmire with a creek running through it. The day's two earlier races had made these boggy Flanders fields even more of a quagmire by the time of the main event. Broad expanses of open sand undulate, sweeping up into steep mountains or falling off into lakes, ponds, and shallow quagmires of quicksand. Straw, sand and pine needles have been dumped onto spectator walking areas, creating a smelly quagmire. There are few roads, and some of these are impassable quagmires in the rainy season. The main landscape feature is endless peatbog, surrounded by marsh, leading into morasses, sloughs and quagmires. She pulled it off in the quagmire at Loch Lomond, but it will certainly be a tougher proposition under the hostile glare of Minneapolis. Joel, who isn't racing, is wise enough to stay out of the quagmire and cruise the scene at the top of the mountain. The next year they were hot favourites in the grand final against Warragul Industrials before losing in a quagmire at Drouin. The soil raised the planting beds, lifting plant roots out of the quagmire and allowing excess water to drain away. Heavy rain turned the car parks into quagmires to such an extent that cars were banned for Saturday's official qualifying day. Saturday's final was a battle of two very game teams on an absolute quagmire of a pitch. Unpaved roads, the great majority, could become quagmires with the passage of the first few vehicles. The recent snow and rain turned some of the peat hags into quagmires and a stiff westerly wind made the going tough. Community leaders say the playground is a muddy, smelly quagmire even in the height of summer. As the fixed member of the water triplicity, Scorpio also relates to locations where water collects and stagnates: muddy or swampy grounds, bogs, marshes, sedimentary deposits and quagmires. When we got there it was raining very hard and the patio area was a quagmire. Synonyms swamp, morass, bog, peat bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand Scottish &amp Northern English moss Irish corcass North American bayou, pocosin, moor archaic marish, carr 1.1 An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. 尴尬（或复杂、危险）的处境 a legal quagmire 法律困境。 Example sentencesExamples Breen sticks closely to the politics, avoiding getting bogged down in the quagmire of personal detail. Welling provides an overview of the key debates in the contemporary field but becomes mired in a definitional quagmire. Without a clear approach, companies could see themselves involved in a bureaucratic quagmire. This would be particularly severe for low income economies that are striving to pullout of their current economic quagmires. So the moral argument disappears into a colonial quagmire. It is bogged down in a quagmire, and its credibility has been undermined internationally. He's getting caught up in his own controversy, situating himself in an ethical quagmire he might not be able to escape from. The natural extension of his work on the genetics of pigmentation led him into a study of piebald mice, this turned out to be a quagmire. One facet of this tragedy is the absence of visionary leadership capable of leading humanity out of its quagmire. Even so, some fear that the situation might degenerate into a quagmire in which the rebels resort to protracted guerrilla warfare. Officials in Indonesia have warned that if the legal quagmire is not sorted out before Tristan reaches the age of five, he cannot be adopted. The problem is that code developed under different licences all gets mixed together in implementations, producing a legal quagmire. When all this takes place in a quagmire it becomes more depressing and difficult for all concerned. This political quagmire does relate closely to the economic situation. Even so, this is a legal quagmire with the possibility of litigation or fines flying in all directions. That campaign didn't exactly become the quagmire critics predicted. This is expected to become a legal quagmire, with landholders' interests already warning of test cases over compulsory purchases. Looking to the future, the legal quagmire of the Internet presents new issues and challenges to both free speech and morality. As the economy recovers, organisations will want to be fleet of foot and may find themselves entrenched in a quagmire of contact clauses and restrictions. So individuals who can translate complex terms and navigate the quagmire are in great demand. Synonyms muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, unfortunate/difficult/awkward situation, mare's nest, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio trouble, confusion, difficulty corner, tight corner/spot informal sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, dilemma, fix, bind, jam, scrape, kettle of fish, how-do-you-do, hot/deep water West Indian comess Origin Late 16th century: from quag + mire. Definition of quagmire in US English: quagmire nounˈkwaɡˌmī(ə)rˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)r 1A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. 沼泽地，泥潭；泥泞地 torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire 倾盆大雨把建筑工地变成了泥潭。 Example sentencesExamples As the fixed member of the water triplicity, Scorpio also relates to locations where water collects and stagnates: muddy or swampy grounds, bogs, marshes, sedimentary deposits and quagmires. There are few roads, and some of these are impassable quagmires in the rainy season. When we got there it was raining very hard and the patio area was a quagmire. That helped explain why the river was so murky and why all the crossings were feculent quagmires of cow dung and mud, stirred up by scores of hooves and further churned by ATVs, whose tracks laced the riverbanks for miles above and below me. The soil raised the planting beds, lifting plant roots out of the quagmire and allowing excess water to drain away. She pulled it off in the quagmire at Loch Lomond, but it will certainly be a tougher proposition under the hostile glare of Minneapolis. Broad expanses of open sand undulate, sweeping up into steep mountains or falling off into lakes, ponds, and shallow quagmires of quicksand. The main landscape feature is endless peatbog, surrounded by marsh, leading into morasses, sloughs and quagmires. This leaves a balance of 47 outstanding problems, ranging from near impassable quagmires of mud and bovine excrement to dangerously collapsed or broken stiles, many illegally obstructed by barbed wire. Saturday's final was a battle of two very game teams on an absolute quagmire of a pitch. Joel, who isn't racing, is wise enough to stay out of the quagmire and cruise the scene at the top of the mountain. The day's two earlier races had made these boggy Flanders fields even more of a quagmire by the time of the main event. The ground was easy to dig - not so wet as to be a quagmire, but soft enough that the only problems were the odd stone, piece of wire and a couple of boulders. Heavy rain turned the car parks into quagmires to such an extent that cars were banned for Saturday's official qualifying day. The next year they were hot favourites in the grand final against Warragul Industrials before losing in a quagmire at Drouin. Community leaders say the playground is a muddy, smelly quagmire even in the height of summer. Straw, sand and pine needles have been dumped onto spectator walking areas, creating a smelly quagmire. The recent snow and rain turned some of the peat hags into quagmires and a stiff westerly wind made the going tough. Unpaved roads, the great majority, could become quagmires with the passage of the first few vehicles. In the 19th century, the area was a quagmire with a creek running through it. Synonyms swamp, morass, bog, peat bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand 1.1 An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. 尴尬（或复杂、危险）的处境 a legal quagmire 法律困境。 Example sentencesExamples He's getting caught up in his own controversy, situating himself in an ethical quagmire he might not be able to escape from. Officials in Indonesia have warned that if the legal quagmire is not sorted out before Tristan reaches the age of five, he cannot be adopted. This is expected to become a legal quagmire, with landholders' interests already warning of test cases over compulsory purchases. When all this takes place in a quagmire it becomes more depressing and difficult for all concerned. It is bogged down in a quagmire, and its credibility has been undermined internationally. Looking to the future, the legal quagmire of the Internet presents new issues and challenges to both free speech and morality. This would be particularly severe for low income economies that are striving to pullout of their current economic quagmires. Welling provides an overview of the key debates in the contemporary field but becomes mired in a definitional quagmire. Even so, some fear that the situation might degenerate into a quagmire in which the rebels resort to protracted guerrilla warfare. Breen sticks closely to the politics, avoiding getting bogged down in the quagmire of personal detail. Without a clear approach, companies could see themselves involved in a bureaucratic quagmire. As the economy recovers, organisations will want to be fleet of foot and may find themselves entrenched in a quagmire of contact clauses and restrictions. The natural extension of his work on the genetics of pigmentation led him into a study of piebald mice, this turned out to be a quagmire. Even so, this is a legal quagmire with the possibility of litigation or fines flying in all directions. So individuals who can translate complex terms and navigate the quagmire are in great demand. This political quagmire does relate closely to the economic situation. One facet of this tragedy is the absence of visionary leadership capable of leading humanity out of its quagmire. The problem is that code developed under different licences all gets mixed together in implementations, producing a legal quagmire. So the moral argument disappears into a colonial quagmire. That campaign didn't exactly become the quagmire critics predicted. Synonyms muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, awkward situation, difficult situation, unfortunate situation, mare's nest, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio Origin Late 16th century: from quag + mire.
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