quag是什么意思

quag

英 [kwæg; kwɒg]

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.

中文词源

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).

双语例句

1. He got out of that quag recently.: 他最近摆脱了困境.

2. The horse was stuck in the quag.: 马陷入泥沼中.

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