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quicksand    音标拼音: [kw'ɪks,ænd]
n. 流沙,流沙地,危险状态

流沙,流沙地,危险状态

quicksand
n 1: a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
2: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are
sucked down

Quicksand \Quick"sand`\, n.
Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure;
especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with
water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some
coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of
extricating a person who begins sinking into it.
[1913 Webster]

Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares!
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]

110 Moby Thesaurus words for "quicksand":
baygall, bind, bog, bottom, bottomland, bottoms, breakers ahead,
buffalo wallow, cardhouse, cause for alarm, clutch, complication,
coral heads, crisis, crunch, danger, dangerous ground,
embarrassing position, embarrassment, emergency, endangerment,
everglade, fen, fenland, fine how-do-you-do, gaping chasm,
gathering clouds, glade, hazard, hell to pay, hobble, hog wallow,
holm, hot water, house of cards, how-do-you-do, imbroglio,
imperilment, ironbound coast, jam, jeopardy, ledges, lee shore,
marais, marish, marsh, marshland, meadow, menace, mere, mess, mire,
mix, moor, moorland, morass, moss, mud, mud flat, parlous straits,
pass, peat bog, peril, pickle, pinch, pitfall, plight, predicament,
pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, quagmire,
quicksands, risk, rockbound coast, rocks, rocks ahead, salt marsh,
sandbank, sandbar, sands, scrape, shallows, shoals, slob land,
slough, sough, spot, squeeze, stew, sticky wicket, storm clouds,
strait, straits, sump, swale, swamp, swampland, taiga, thin ice,
threat, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, tricky spot,
undercurrent, undertow, unholy mess, wallow, wash

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  • Quicksand - Wikipedia
    Quicksand, also known as sinking sand, is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated
  • How Deadly Is Quicksand? - Britannica
    How Deadly Is Quicksand? Quicksand is a staple of adventure movies, but how dangerous is it in real life? Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree
  • What Is Quicksand and How Does It Actually Work?
    Quicksand is real, but it works differently than movies suggest Learn what it is, how deep you can sink, and how to escape it safely
  • The truth about quicksand and where you might encounter it in the U. S.
    Where is quicksand in the U S ? Quicksand is possible wherever fine sediment meets water, and the water flow reduces friction This is most prevalent along riverbanks (especially on inside bends), marshes, lake and ocean shorelines, sand washes, canyon bottoms fed by springs, and areas with poor drainage or recent flood or runoff
  • How Quicksand Works and How to Escape its clutches - ZME Science
    How Quicksand Works and How to Escape its clutches Discover the fascinating world of quicksand but also learn how to break free from it
  • How to Get Out of Quicksand (And Avoid Getting Stuck Again)
    Plus, learn how dangerous quicksand actually is where it formsYou're hiking alone in the wilderness, lost in your thoughts, when suddenly you find yourself trapped in quicksand and sinking fast Certain muddy death? Not quite While
  • What Is Quicksand? Learn How to Escape It - ThoughtCo
    Quicksand is a substance in which sand and water create an unstable surface that looks solid but liquefies when pressure is applied, causing sinking
  • Quicksand Is Scary in Movies, But the Real Danger Is Different
    In movies and cartoons, quicksand is often shown as a deadly trap A character steps into it, sinks deeper and deeper, and may even disappear completely, while others rush to help with a branch or rope In real life, quicksand is not usually the bottomless danger shown on screen Still, it can be frightening and dangerous if a person panics, struggles, or becomes trapped in the wrong location
  • Places where quicksand is most likely to be found - MSN
    Quicksand is one of those natural hazards that has captured people’s imaginations for generations, often appearing in movies and adventure stories In reality, quicksand forms when water
  • Is Quicksand Real? Learn How Quicksand Works - HowStuffWorks
    Countless movies and television shows depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard from again Well, you can't believe everything Hollywood tells you





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