mire
noun uk/maɪər/ us/maɪr/
(WET EARTH)
[ C usually singular ]泥潭;沼泽;泥沼
an area of deep, wet, sticky earth
(BAD SITUATION)
[ S ] literary困境
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape
We must not be drawn into the mire of civil war. 我们一定不能被拖进内战的泥沼中。