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单词 quagmired
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quagmiredadj.

Brit. /ˈkwaɡmʌɪəd/, /ˈkwɒɡmʌɪəd/, U.S. /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)rd/, /ˈkwɑɡˌmaɪ(ə)rd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quagmire n., -ed suffix2; quagmire v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: Partly < quagmire n. + -ed suffix2, and partly < quagmire v. + -ed suffix1.
Consisting of or resembling a quagmire; sunk in a quagmire. Also figurative.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] > quaking bog
quicka1300
quaggy1596
quagginga1627
quagmired1793
1793 T. Scott Poems 71 He..hears the awful sound Of hollow winds, and shaking quagmir'd plain.
1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone xix. 262 The brave beast..sprang from his quagmired haunches.
1925 Morning Sun (Yuma, Arizona) 24 May The quagmired valleys and desolate hills.
2000 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 29 June c39 Pearson's office called..to get the quagmired proposal..in some order.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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