N-SING You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. 困境; 艰难处境 [文学性] [oft N 'of' n]
...a mire of poverty and ignorance.
...贫穷和无知的泥沼。
N-UNCOUNT Mire is dirt or mud. 污泥; 淤泥 [文学性]
...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards.
...下水道与农家庭院的污垢和烂泥。
This allegation has led to Google becoming mired in a legal battle whose scope and complexity makes the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in Charles Dickens' Bleak House look straightforward.
这一指控使谷歌陷入了一场法律纠纷的泥潭,这场纠纷的范围和复杂性使得查尔斯•狄更斯的《荒凉山庄》中的贾尼斯和贾尼斯案看起来很简单。
The country was mired in recession.
这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
Mr.Orban,47,told parliament that he realizes he takes over a country mired in political tensions and struggling to overcome its deepest recession in nearly two decades.
VOA: standard.2010.05.29
Democrats and Republicans who signed the letter say a key goal is to encourage a thorough debate, before the U.S.potentially becomes mired in an even longer military commitment.
VOA: standard.2009.03.17
Iraq has been mired in a political stalemate since legislative elections in March left Shi'ite political factions vying for dominance, and the right to form a government and to choose a prime minister.
VOA: standard.2010.08.04
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