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a morass of [sth]
表示“一大堆（混乱的东西）”。
The report was a morass of confusing data.
这份报告是一堆混乱的数据。
沼泽
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
沼泽
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
The report was a morass of confusing data.
这份报告是一堆混乱的数据。
一片松软、湿润的土地；沼泽；沼地
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
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
使人陷入困境或使进展困难的事物
Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.
After the rain, the hiking trail turned into a morass that made every step difficult.
雨后，远足小径变成了一片沼泽，每一步都很难走。
The farmer warned us not to cross the field because the morass near the creek could swallow a tractor.
农夫警告我们不要穿过那片田地，因为溪边的沼泽可能会吞没一台拖拉机。
Some rare birds build their nests in the morasses along the river, far from any road.
一些珍稀鸟类在河边的沼泽地里筑巢，远离任何道路。
表示“一大堆（混乱的东西）”。
The report was a morass of confusing data.
这份报告是一堆混乱的数据。
强调处于某种困境中。
He found himself in a morass of legal problems.
他发现自己陷入法律问题的泥沼。
比 in a morass 更形象，强调难以摆脱。
The company is mired in a morass of debt.
这家公司深陷债务泥沼。
特指某个具体的混乱或困境。
We must navigate the morass of regulations.
我们必须应对错综复杂的规章制度。
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一堆混乱的；……的泥潭
The report was a morass of statistics and jargon.
这份报告是统计数据和行话的大杂烩。
陷入……的泥潭
The project became bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
这个项目陷入了大量文书工作的泥潭。
法律困境
The company found itself in a legal morass.
这家公司发现自己陷入了法律困境。
官僚主义的泥潭
Many small businesses are trapped in a bureaucratic morass.
许多小企业陷入了官僚主义的泥潭。
陷入泥潭
Without clear leadership, the negotiations sank into a morass of disputes.
由于缺乏明确的领导，谈判陷入了纠纷的泥潭。
道德泥潭
The scandal dragged the government into a moral morass.
这起丑闻将政府拖入了道德泥潭。
官僚作风的泥沼
Getting a visa turned into a morass of bureaucracy.
申请签证变成了一摊官僚作风的泥沼。
细节的泥沼
The project stalled in a morass of detail.
该项目陷入细节的泥沼而停滞不前。
债务泥潭
The company found itself in a morass of debt.
这家公司发现自己陷入了债务泥潭。
Use morass naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 morass 拆成 mo + rass：mud(泥) 的首字母 + grass(草) 的尾音，泥草混杂的软地就是沼泽，陷进去难脱身。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、news and political commentary、legal or administrative writing、geographical or literary descriptions morass 多用于正式书面语。引申义比喻复杂混乱、难以摆脱的局面（如法律或行政上的困境），在新闻报道、评论和正式文件中较常见；本义指沼泽湿地，多见于地理或文学描写。口语中很少使用，通常改用 swamp（本义）或 mess（引申义）。
以上单词都以 /æs/ 结尾，与 morass 押韵。注意：morose /məˈroʊs/ 拼写相似但发音不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.