单词 | mires |
释义 | mire1 of 2noun ˈmī(-ə)r 1 : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) the mire is relieved only by small stretches of open dry forest Saturday Review 2 : heavy often deep mud or slush The troops trudged onward through the mire. 3 : a troublesome or intractable situation found themselves in a mire of debt miry ˈmīr-ē adjective mire 2 of 2verb mired; miring transitive verb 1 a : to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire The car was mired in the muck. b : to hamper or hold back as if by mire : entangle The company has been mired in legal problems. 2 : to cover or soil with mire his mired boots intransitive verb : to stick or sink in mire a road in which horses and wagons mired regularly Edmund Arnold mires 1 of 2 noun1 as in marshes spongy land saturated or partially covered with water much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in swamps a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency Synonyms & Similar Words
mires 2 of 2verb1 as in mucks to make dirty the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in traps to place in conflict or difficulties the case has been mired in probate court for years Synonyms & Similar Words
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