quicksand

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts. countable,uncountable
    — My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
  2. Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — the quicksands of youth

词形变化

quicksands plural

词汇关系

近义词
syrtis syrt
衍生词
quicksandlike quicksandy

词源

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.
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