mire

n. 泥潭；[地理] 泥沼

vi. 陷于泥坑；陷入困境

vt. 使陷于泥坑；使陷入困境

n. (Mire)人名；(塞、索、阿拉伯)米雷；(法)米尔

中文词源

mire 泥沼

来自Proto-Germanic*miuzja,沼泽，来自PIE*meus,泥沼，污泥，词源同moss,mysophobia.

mire (n.): c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse myrr "bog, swamp," from Proto-Germanic *miuzja- (source of Old English mos "bog, marsh"), from PIE *meus- "damp" (see moss).
mire (v.): c. 1400, in figurative sense of "to involve in difficulties," from mire (n.). Literal sense is from 1550s. Related: Mired; miring.

1. moor => mire.2. moss <====> mire.3. admire(v. 钦佩) => mire →钦佩那些身处困境、身处泥潭、身处泥沼而不屈服、仍然坚强的人。

3. She couldn't withstand the lure of money and was dragged into the mire.: 她经不起金钱的引诱,被拉下水了.

4. " He's an old friend, " he went on, getting deeper into the mire.: “ 他是老朋友了, " 他继续说, 越来越深地陷进了泥沼.