quagmire

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

figuratively

A swampy, soggy area of ground. / (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

Japanese Meaning

交通や行動が困難な、泥沼のような場所。実際の地形としては、湿地や沼地の意。 / （比喩的に）困難で複雑な状況、抜け出しにくいトラブルに満ちた状態。

Hikers avoided the quagmire by following the ridge line until they reached firmer ground.

ハイカーたちはぬかるみを避け、尾根伝いに進んでよりしっかりした地面にたどり着いた。

Sense（1）

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots

Sense（2）

(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.

quagmires

（ plural ）