quicksand
n. 流沙,敏捷,危险而捉摸不定的事物; 悬浮体; 流砂
Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it.
The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.
那个沙坝并不稳固,他脚下如同踩着流沙一般。
You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing.
I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin...
我就要陷入罪孽的深渊了。
The research seemed founded on quicksand.
这项研究犹如建在流沙之上,基础极不稳固。
1. a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
2. a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
It was actually quicksand , which is a deep mass of fine sand mixed with water.
它其实是流沙, 流沙是很深很多的和水混合在一起的沙子.
Regulus legends of our ancestors was the Yellow Emperor, " for quicksand, Tang in the Kunlun Mountains. "
传说我们的老祖宗轩辕黄帝就曾经, “ 涉流沙, 登于昆仑 ”
Conceit is the quicksand of success.
自负是成功的流沙.
Knowledge is the bedrock of experience, knowledge and experience not only built on the quicksand.
知识是经验的磐石, 没有知识的经验只是建筑在流沙上.
Nobody plucks you out of the quicksand.
没有人会把你从流沙里拉出来.