mire

柯林斯詞典

1. N-SING You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. 困境; 艱難處境[文學(xué)性] [oft N 'of' n]
...a mire of poverty and ignorance. ...貧窮和無(wú)知的泥沼。
2. N-UNCOUNT Mire is dirt or mud. 污泥; 淤泥[文學(xué)性]
...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards. ...下水道與農(nóng)家庭院的污垢和爛泥。