quagmires

英 [ˈkwægmaɪəz]

美 [ˈkwægˌmaɪərz]

n. 泥淖; 湿地; 泥沼; 困境; 险境
quagmire的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (难以避免或摆脱的)复杂局势，困境
Aquagmireis a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from.
1. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion...
  他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。
2. We have no intention of being drawn into a political quagmire.
  我们无意卷入一场政治困境。
N-COUNT 沼泽地;泥泞地;泥潭
Aquagmireis a soft, wet area of land which your feet sink into if you try to walk across it.
1. Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
  大雨使草地变得一片泥泞。