英语词典 · 单词释义
mire
英 [maɪə] 美 ['maɪɚ]
这里集中整理“mire”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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翻译 · 词源 · 例句- 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
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词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
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。
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