quagmire

1. N-COUNT A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from. 泥潭; 指困难、复杂或讨厌的困境且不易从中脱身[usu sing with supp]

His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion. 他的人已在困惑的泥潭中越陷越深。

2. N-COUNT A quagmire is a soft, wet area of land which your feet sink into if you try to walk across it. 沼泽地[usu sing]

Rain had turned the grass into a quagmire. 雨水已将这片草地变成了沼泽。