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单词 drijfzand
释义

drijfzand

Dutch

Etymology

From drijven (to drift) + zand (sand)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drɛi̯f.sɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: drijf‧zand

Noun

drijfzand n (uncountable)

  1. (literally) quicksand
    Hij kwam in drijfzand terecht en wist zich met moeite eruit te bevrijden.
    He landed in quicksand and extricated himself from it only with difficulty.
  2. (figuratively) a treacherous, tricky danger or risk
    De economie is bezig in het drijfzand van de stagflatie te verzeilen.
    The economy is sliding off into the quagmire of stagflation.
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