c. 1300, from Middle English quyk "living" (see quick (adj.)) + sond "sand" (see sand (n.)). Old English had cwecesund, but this might have meant "lively strait of water."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.
那個(gè)沙壩并不穩(wěn)固，他腳下如同踩著流沙一般。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin.
我就要陷入罪孽的深淵了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The research seemed founded on quicksand.
這項(xiàng)研究猶如建在流沙之上，基礎(chǔ)極不穩(wěn)固。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Sand under quick condition is often called quicksand.
通常把快速流動(dòng)的沙叫做流砂.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. I had penetrated the secret which the quicksand had kept from every other living creature.