quicksand

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

Từ đồng nghĩa

shifting sand

running sand

drift sand

quick sand

floating sand

heaving sand

soil flow

unfixed sand

mobile sand

wind drift sand

blown sand

Bản dịch

sabbie mobili

κινούμενη άμμος

arena movediza

βούρκος

άμμος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

Tính thường xuyên

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Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.

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