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- quicksand quickening quickened
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The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.
那个沙坝并不稳固，他脚下如同踩着流沙一般。
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难以摆脱的困境；不可靠的局面 You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing.
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I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin...
我就要陷入罪孽的深渊了。
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The research seemed founded on quicksand.
这项研究犹如建在流沙之上，基础极不稳固。
- Noun
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1. a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
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2. a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
