Word · Frequency #19852
miring
陷入泥中；使陷入泥中
miring is the present participle of mire.
to become or make something stuck in mud or wet ground
- 1.
To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
使或允许陷入泥中；使陷入或固定在泥里。
- 2.
To sink into mud.
陷入泥中。
- 3.
To weigh down.
使负重；使沉重。
- 4.
To soil with mud or foul matter.
用泥或污物弄脏。
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。
In use
The heavy rain mired the construction project for weeks.
Her car got mired in the mud after the storm.
The company is mired in debt and cannot afford new investments.
Verb forms
base mire · third person mires · -ing miring · past mired · past participle mired
mire作为动词，表示使陷入泥沼或困境。
Connections
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
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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