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quag的意思

quag

基本解释

n. 沼地;湿地

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.

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).

实用例句

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》