quicksand 详细解释

quicksand

['kwiksænd]

n.流沙, 陷阱

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 quicksand:

a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

补充

quicksandquicksand英:[ˈkwiksænd] 美:[ˈkwɪkˌsænd]n.1.流沙,敏捷,危险而捉摸不定的事物

例句

1. her arm was grabbed, and slowly she was pulled from the quicksand.她的手臂被抓住,然后她慢慢从流沙中被拖出来。 2. John found himself sinking fast in financial quicksand.约翰感到自己在迅速陷入财务困境。 3. the quicksand of depression抑郁症的困扰 4. freed from the quicksands of war从战争的困境中解脱出来