​​mire 英/maɪə/ 美/'maɪɚ/
[noun]An undesirable situation, a predicament.
[名词] 泥潭；沼泽

[动词]To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
【记】mi(拼音：密)+re(拼音：热)→又密又热的地方→沼泽、困境。

【经济学人例句】

And it is mired in recession again. 
而且它再次陷入衰退。 

It was signed by its director, Thomas Perez, whose role in blocking a similar case from reaching the Supreme Court last year has mired his nomination as labour secretary in controversy. 
去年， 佩雷斯也阻止了最高法院审理一份相似的案件。 此举让他陷入困境， 使他提名为劳工部长受到争议。 

Many European firms have found themselves mired in corruption allegations, most recently AgustaWestland, an Anglo-Italian helicopter maker. 
很多欧洲公司都发现自己被腐败指控缠身, 最近受到指控的是英意合资的直升机制造商——阿古斯特维斯特兰公司。 

If talks fail—they were still continuing as The Economist went to press—the search firm could end up mired in costly legal fights on both sides of the Atlantic. 
如果谈判失败截至本期《经济学人》付印时谈判仍在进行——谷歌最终可能在大西洋两岸都会为费用高昂的诉讼所困。

As Europe pulled ahead, the usury-banning Islamic world remained mired in poverty. 
随着欧洲向前进步， 禁止放息借贷的伊斯兰世界停滞在穷困之中。 

If America does manage to avoid recession and slowly begins to pull out of this mire, it will be testimony to its underlying strengths. 
如果美国着实成功地避免了衰退并开始缓慢摆脱衰退，这将证明美国的潜在力量。 


词说

Mire一词源自古诺斯语mýrr（沼泽），作名词指“泥潭、污泥”，比喻义为“困难处境”。作动词时，用法上常搭配~ someone/thing in sth，表示使某人或某物陷入困境。​​​​