quicksand
英[?kw?ks?nd]
美[?kw?k?s?nd]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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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。
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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。
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