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quagmire

/ˈkwæɡmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɚ/

Übersetzungen

quagmiresubstantiv

quagmires

Pl.

/ˈkwæɡmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɚ/

болото

The hikers got stuck in a quagmire during their trek.

Путешественники застряли в болоте во время похода.

затруднительное положение

The company found itself in a financial quagmire.

Компания оказалась в финансовом затруднительном положении.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Synonyme

quagmireverb

quagmired

Präteritum

quagmired

Partizip Perfekt

quagmiring

Gerundium

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪr/

Rare but attested verb sense meaning ‘to mire or bog down’; requires inclusion.

Synonyme

bog down

Definitionen

quagmiresubstantiv

A soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

The hikers found themselves stuck in a quagmire, unable to move forward without sinking deeper.

A complex or hazardous situation that is difficult to escape from.

The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the market crash.

quagmireverb

To cause to become stuck or bogged down, literally or figuratively; to mire.

The jeep was quagmired in the marsh before anyone could pull it free.