quagmires
n. 沼泽地,泥潭( quagmire的名词复数 )
A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from.
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。
We have no intention of being drawn into a political quagmire.
我们无意卷入一场政治困境。
A quagmire is a soft, wet area of land which your feet sink into if you try to walk across it.
Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire.
大雨使草地变得一片泥泞。