stuck in the mire
collocation陷入困境；陷入泥潭
The negotiations are stuck in the mire.
谈判陷入了困境。
泥沼；泥潭；淤泥
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泥沼；泥潭；淤泥
Deep, soft mud; wet, spongy earth.
The company found itself in a financial mire after the failed product launch.
产品发布失败后，该公司陷入了财务困境。
深泥；潮湿松软的土地
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
低洼松软潮湿、脚下会下陷的地方
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
沼泽；泥炭地(特指活跃形成泥炭的湿地,如活跃的沼泽或泥炭沼)
A bog or fen; (in wetland science, specifically) a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
水中或泥泞中的深软泥浆
deep soft mud in water or slush
He tried to escape the mire of his toxic relationship.
他试图摆脱那段有害关系带来的泥潭。
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The project was stuck in a bureaucratic mire for months.
该项目在官僚主义的泥潭中停滞了数月。
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the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
该国仍在努力摆脱前总统留下的泥潭。
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caught in the mire of poverty
陷入贫困的泥潭。
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陷入困境；陷入泥潭
The negotiations are stuck in the mire.
谈判陷入了困境。
债务泥潭
Many young families fall into a mire of debt.
许多年轻家庭陷入债务泥潭。
政治泥潭
The new policy is trapped in a political mire.
新政策陷入了政治泥潭。
使某人的名誉扫地；使某人蒙羞
The false accusations dragged his name through the mire.
那些不实指控使他的名誉扫地。
摆脱困境；走出泥潭
A strong leader pulled the company out of the mire.
一位强有力的领导人使公司摆脱了困境。
在泥潭中沉沦；深陷其中
Instead of finding a solution, she wallowed in the mire of self-doubt.
她不想办法解决，反而陷入自我怀疑的泥潭中。
使某人名声扫地；公开诋毁某人
The tabloids dragged his name through the mire after the scandal.
丑闻曝光后，小报大肆诋毁他的名声。
陷入困境；处境艰难
The company is stuck in the mire of endless paperwork and regulations.
这家公司陷在没完没了的文书和规章的困境中。
在困境中越陷越深
Every bad investment only sank him deeper into the mire.
每次失败的投资都只能让他在困境中越陷越深。
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联想记忆：把 mire 开头的 m 看作两座小丘，丘间低洼积水成泥潭，陷入即困境。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式描写中形容泥泞地面、环境科学中指泥炭地、正式或新闻报道中形容困境 mire 作名词时多用于正式或书面语，尤其在描写泥泞地面、沼泽或比喻困境时；日常口语较少使用，更常说 mud、swamp 或 mess。
以上词与 mire 一样都以 /aɪr/ 结尾，押韵。注意 'mirror' /ˈmɪrər/ 和 'mire' 拼写相近，但读音不同。
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