quicksands

例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-UNCOUNT
    流沙
    Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it.
    例句
    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。
  • N-UNCOUNT
    难以摆脱的困境;不可靠的局面
    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.
    例句
    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。