n.

1. 泥沼；污泥
2. 困境

vt.

1. 使陷于泥坑；使陷入困境

vi.

1. 陷于泥坑；陷入困境

n.

1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
   ▸soft mud or dirt.
   ▸Ecology  a wetland area or ecosystem based on peat.
2. a state of difficulty from which it is hard to extricate oneself.

v.

1. cause to become stuck in mud:
   heavy trucks get mired down.
   ▸cover or spatter with mud.
2. (mire someone/thing in) involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).