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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 When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that loses strength and cannot support weight
  • How Deadly Is Quicksand? | Britannica
    Quicksand—that is, sand that behaves as a liquid because it is saturated with water—can be a mucky nuisance, but it’s basically impossible to die in the way that is depicted in movies That’s because quicksand is denser than the human body
  • What Is Quicksand? Learn How to Escape It - ThoughtCo
    Quicksand is a mixture of two phases of matter that pack together to produce a surface that looks solid but collapses from weight or vibration It can be a mixture of sand and water, silt and water, clay and water, sediment and water, or even sand and air
  • How to Get Out of Quicksand (And Avoid Getting Stuck Again) - wikiHow
    To get out of quicksand, start by taking a few deep breaths to calm down since panicking will make you sink faster Then, bend your body backward so you're lying on your back on top of the quicksand, and carefully work your legs out of the quicksand until they're no longer stuck
  • Is Quicksand Real? Learn How Quicksand Works - HowStuffWorks
    Quicksand forms when upward-flowing water reduces the friction between sand particles, causing the sand to become "quick " Quicksand is solid ground that has been liquefied by a saturation of water The "quick" refers to how easily the sand shifts when in this semiliquid state
  • Quicksand Debunked: Where Is Quicksand Found in Reality? - Outforia
    Where is quicksand found, and how can you find it? Quicksand is found in areas where there is fine sediment, like sand or silt When mixed with water or air, this creates gaps, called voids, in the sand Movement caused by people, earthquakes, or vibrations turns the quicksand from a solid to a liquid very quickly What Is Quicksand?
  • How Quicksand Works and How to Escape its clutches - ZME Science
    Quicksand is a shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluid that looks like a gel when undisturbed but quickly drops in viscosity once an object rests its mass Quicksand is a mixture of sand or
  • Quicksand Science: Why It Traps, How to Escape
    Quicksand Science: Why It Traps, How to Escape If stumbling into quicksand ranks on your list of worries, don't panic A new study suggests that quicksand is not as deadly as it may seem
  • What Is Quicksand? - WorldAtlas
    Quicksand is a mixture of either sand, silt, or clay with water When undisturbed, this substance appears to have a solid physical state - however, it quickly collapses under outside stress Quicksand is unique in that it is considered a non-Newtonian liquid, which means it does not fall under the characteristics of Newton’s Law of Viscosity
  • How to Avoid Quicksand — and What to Do If You Become Trapped in It
    Quicksand — which is a combination of sand and water — typically occurs in areas near water, such as by riverbanks or on beaches at low tide Here's how to avoid quicksand, and what to do if





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