mire | BrE mʌɪə, AmE ˈmaɪ(ə)r | noun ① countable (boggy area) 泥潭 nítán ; (marshy area) 沼泽 zhǎozé ② uncountable (mud) 烂泥 lànní ③ uncountable figurative (bad situation) 困境 kùnjìng ▸ the mire of poverty/conflict; 贫穷/冲突的困境 ▸ to drag sb or sb's name through the mire 使某人声名蒙羞 |