quag
英 [kwæg; kwɒg]
- n. 沼地；湿地
英英释义
- 1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
实用场景例句
- He got out of that quag recently.
- 他最近摆脱了困境.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The horse was stuck in the quag.
- 马陷入泥沼中.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
中文词源
quag 沼地，泥沼
来自中古英语quabbe,可能来自qu-所表示的拟声词，模仿松软，颤动或颤抖的声音，词源同quaver,quiver.
双语例句
- 1. He got out of that quag recently.
- 他最近摆脱了困境.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. The horse was stuck in the quag.
- 马陷入泥沼中.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
英文词源
- quag (n.)
- "marshy spot," 1580s, a variant of Middle English quabbe "a marsh, bog," from Old English *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby).