quagmire
A swampy, soggy area of groundA swampy, soggy area of ground.
» The trodden ground became a quagmire...
Значение
значений: 2A swampy, soggy area of ground.
That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots
Sumpf, Morast, Morastboden
боло́тоbolóto, топьtopʹ, тряси́наtrjasína
трясови́наtrjasovýna, боло́тоbolóto
(переносно)A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union.
Zwickmühle
тряси́наtrjasína, боло́тоbolóto
закови́каzakovýka
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Примеры
предложений: 7The trodden ground became a quagmire...
The enclave has become a quagmire.
The war quickly turned into a quagmire.
The rain turned the road into a quagmire.
deDer Regen verwandelte die Straße in einen Morast. — brauchinet
Everyone in their own quagmire.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 2
По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
Recorded since 1579, from quag + mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situatioRecorded since 1579, from quag + mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situation” has been recorded since 1775.
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