be mired in mud
collocation陷入泥中
The truck was mired in mud up to its axles.
卡车深陷泥中，没到车轴。
使陷入困境；拖累；弄脏；使或允许陷入泥中；使陷入或固定在泥里。；使负重；使沉重。
to become or make something stuck in mud or wet ground
使或允许陷入泥中；使陷入或固定在泥里。
To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
陷入泥中。
To sink into mud.
使负重；使沉重。
To weigh down.
用泥或污物弄脏。
To soil with mud or foul matter.
一般现在时
The car mires in the mud.
汽车陷入泥沼。
一般过去时
The project mired in bureaucracy.
该项目陷入官僚主义的泥潭。
现在进行时
They are miring the vehicle.
他们正在使车辆陷入泥泞。
mire作为动词，表示使陷入泥沼或困境。
The heavy rain mired the construction project for weeks.
大雨使建筑项目陷入泥沼数周。
用法提示：此处mire用作动词，意为“使陷入困境”，过去式mired表示动作已完成。
Her car got mired in the mud after the storm.
暴风雨后，她的车陷在了泥里。
用法提示：mire用作动词，got mired表示被动陷入泥泞，强调结果状态。
The company is mired in debt and cannot afford new investments.
这家公司深陷债务泥潭，无法承担新的投资。
用法提示：mire用作动词，is mired表示当前持续陷入困境的状态，常见于被动语态。
bog down 是短语动词，常以被动形式 be/get bogged down 出现，语气较口语化；mire 更书面，二者在“深陷”义上最接近。
sink 语义范围广，不必然表示“被困住”；表示陷进泥里时通常说 sink into the mud，搭配更具体。
entangle 多用于抽象事物（如关系、麻烦），强调缠绕纠缠；mire 的字面义更强调陷入泥中，比喻中 be mired in 是常见搭配。
针对‘使陷入泥中/困境’的义项；extricate 强调通过努力使脱离，可互换于多数语境。
针对‘使陷入泥中/困境’的义项；free 较宽泛，指使摆脱任何束缚。
针对‘使陷入泥中/困境’的义项；pull out 常指从泥沼等具体处拉出。
针对‘使陷入泥中/困境’的义项；rescue 强调从危险中救出。
陷入泥中
The truck was mired in mud up to its axles.
卡车深陷泥中，没到车轴。
陷入争议
The new policy quickly became mired in controversy.
新政策很快陷入争议。
深陷债务
Many graduates find themselves mired in debt.
许多毕业生发现自己深陷债务。
陷入官僚程序
The project has been mired in bureaucracy for months.
该项目数月来一直陷入官僚程序。
深陷文书工作
She spent the whole afternoon mired in paperwork.
她整个下午都深陷文书工作之中。
陷入争议
The new policy has become mired in controversy.
这项新政策已陷入争议。
深陷债务
After the financial crisis, many families were mired in debt.
金融危机后，许多家庭深陷债务。
固守过去
Some old companies remain mired in the past and refuse to adapt.
一些老公司固守过去，拒绝改变。
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