Word · Frequency #19852
mires
陷入泥中;使陷入泥中
mires is the third person singular of mire.
核心释义
to become or make something stuck in mud or wet ground
- 1.
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.
- 2.
陷入泥中。
To sink into mud.
- 3.
使负重;使沉重。
To weigh down.
- 4.
用泥或污物弄脏。
To soil with mud or foul matter.
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。;陷入泥中。;使负重;使沉重。
用法In use
The heavy rain mired the construction project for weeks.
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.
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.
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。
be mired in sth
常用被动结构,既可指真的陷入泥中,也可比喻陷于困境、纠纷或细节之中。
The wagon was mired in the mud.
马车陷在泥里。
get mired in sth
用 get 侧重逐渐陷入的过程,比 be mired in 更强调变化。
The discussion got mired in technical details.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be mired in mud
- 陷入泥中
- The truck was mired in mud up to its axles.卡车深陷泥中,没到车轴。
- mired in controversy
- 陷入争议
- The new policy quickly became mired in controversy.新政策很快陷入争议。
- mired in debt
- 深陷债务
- Many graduates find themselves mired in debt.许多毕业生发现自己深陷债务。
- mired in bureaucracy
- 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。
- mired in paperwork
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:mire 里有 ire(恼怒),车陷泥潭让人恼火;mire 就是陷入泥中、被拖累。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描写、新闻报道、正式写作 该词多用于正式或书面语,常见于文学描写和新闻报道中,日常口语较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词表示使陷入泥泞或困境,不及物动词表示掉进泥坑。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 -ire 词在美式英语中与 mire /maɪr/ 一样读 /aɪr/。注意 mirror /ˈmɪrər/ 和 miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ 等形近词读音不同,不是押韵词。
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