
n.流沙;陷阱
A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will. 騾子不會陷入流沙中,但是驢子會。
Is it true that a man who steps into quicksand is doomed to die? 掉入流沙中的人就注定會死去嗎?
Vanity is the quicksand of reason. 虛榮乃理學(xué)之流沙。
Conceit is the quicksand of success. 自負是成功的流沙。