mired

-aɪə(ɹ)d· adjective

科学/政治C1

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Chinese meaning

深陷困境

深shēn陷xiàn泥ní潭tán般bān的de困kùn境jìng

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陷xiàn入rù政zhèng治zhì争zhēng议yì进jìn而ér被bèi捕bǔ入rù狱yù

Example

Linda Guamán wanted to serve her country, but became mired in a political controversy that led to her being arrested and facing years in prison.

琳达·瓜曼本想为祖国效力,却深陷一场政治争议,最终被捕并面临数年牢狱之灾。

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Background ✎

厄è瓜guā多duō尔ěr微wēi生shēng物wù学xué家jiā琳lín达dá·瓜guā曼màn因yīn新xīn冠guān检jiǎn测cè相xiāng关guān的de政zhèng治zhì争zhēng议yì被bèi捕bǔ,历lì经jīng四sì年nián法fǎ律lǜ诉sù讼sòng。

Roots · etymology

源自mire(泥沼)动词化后加-ed

  • mire(泥潭,作动词)+ -ed(过去分词后缀)

Collocations

  • mired in controversy / mired in debt / become mired in

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