mire [ˈmaɪə(r)]

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n.泥沼，泥泞；v.使...陷于泥泞，使...陷入困境

an area of deep wet sticky earth

I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire. 我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
He has rescued me from the mire of misery. 他把我从苦海里救了出来。