quicksand

US [ˈkwɪkˌsænd]
UK ['kwɪk.sænd]
  • n.流沙；难以摆脱的困境；危险局面
  • Web流砂；流沙陷阱；快的沙子

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quicksand
n.
1.
流沙deep wet sand that you sink into if you walk on it
2.
难以摆脱的困境；危险局面a situation that is dangerous or difficult to escape from

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Definition:
AllAll,流沙流沙,难以摆脱的困境难以摆脱的困境,危险局面危险局面,流砂流砂,流沙陷阱流沙陷阱,快的沙子快的沙子
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1.
"I'll go. " Megan offered. She closed her eyes and leaped into the air. Then she disappeared into the space like quicksand.
“我要下去。”梅金说。她闭上眼，一跃而下，然后像流沙一样消失了。
" wǒ yào xià qù 。 " méi jīn shuō 。 tā bì shàng yǎn , yī yuè ér xià , rán hòu xiàng liú shā yí yàng xiāo shī le 。
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2.
You cannot help him by leaping into the quicksand with him, for surely both of you will go down, and he will not thank you.
你不能通过跳进流沙的方式来帮助他，因为显然你们俩都会沉没，他也不会感谢你。
nǐ bù néng tōng guò tiào jìn liú shā de fāng shì lái bāng zhù tā , yīn wèi xiǎn rán nǐ men liǎ dū huì chén mò , tā yě bú huì gǎn xiè nǐ 。
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3.
The brook Huan Zhu Prefecture, bridges cross Bi quicksand. The wind is not the door wall, long and cold spray.
溪上还珠太守家，小桥斜跨碧流沙。清风不共门墙改，长与寒泉起浪花。
xī shàng hái zhū tài shǒu jiā , xiǎo qiáo xié kuà bì liú shā 。 qīng fēng bù gòng mén qiáng gǎi , cháng yǔ hán quán qǐ làng huā 。
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4.
A man trapped in quicksand should either lie back, or not move at all, except to stretch out his arms.
陷入流沙中的人不应该向后躺，也不能再移动，只能张开他的双臂。
xiàn rù liú shā zhōng de rén bù yīng gāi xiàng hòu tǎng , yě bù néng zài yí dòng , zhǐ néng zhāng kāi tā de shuāng bì 。
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5.
Today, the heart in the years of the quicksand is not polished edges, and a bit more mellow and smooth.
时至今日，心在岁月的流沙中被打磨的没有了棱角，而多了几分的圆润光滑。
shí zhì jīn rì , xīn zài suì yuè de liú shā zhōng bèi dǎ mó de méi yǒu le léng jiǎo , ér duō le jǐ fēn de yuán rùn guāng huá 。
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6.
It is as if we have fallen into quicksand, gotten stuck, and the only way we know to extricate ourselves is to struggle.
似乎我们掉进了流沙中，被困住了，而我们知道能够出去的唯一办法就是挣扎。
sì hū wǒ men diào jìn le liú shā zhōng , bèi kùn zhù le , ér wǒ men zhī dào néng gòu chū qù de wéi yī bàn fǎ jiù shì zhēng zhá 。
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7.
and then you have Rambo, who wakes up in the morning and just. . . you know, gargles with quicksand.
然后你有了蓝博，而他在早晨醒来只是…你知道，用流沙漱口。
rán hòu nǐ yǒu liǎo lán bó , ér tā zài zǎo chén xǐng lái zhǐ shì … nǐ zhī dào , yòng liú shā shù kǒu 。
qac.yappr.cn
8.
So is the duck on which Chinese economy is built on sustainable fundamentals or is it a pile of quicksand?
所以，中国经济那只鸭是建立在可持续发展的基础上，或者那是一堆流沙？
suǒ yǐ , zhōng guó jīng jì nà zhī yā shì jiàn lì zài kě chí xù fā zhǎn de jī chǔ shàng , huò zhě nà shì yī duī liú shā ?
article.yeeyan.org
9.
Sign warning of quicksand : Quicksand . Any person passing this point will be drowned . By order of the district council.
流沙警告：任何人经过此处可能按区委会命令淹死。
liú shā jǐng gào : rèn hé rén jīng guò cǐ chù kě néng àn qū wěi huì mìng lìng yān sǐ 。
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10.
Throughout his life he would like to guard things, but eventually as the general decline in quicksand fingers trace.
他终其一生想守护的东西，却最终如指间流沙一般滑落无痕。
tā zhōng qí yì shēng xiǎng shǒu hù de dōng xi , què zuì zhōng rú zhǐ jiān liú shā yì bān huá luò wú hén 。
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