quicksand

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The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.
那個沙壩并不穩(wěn)固，他腳下如同踩著流沙一般。
I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin.
我就要陷入罪孽的深淵了。
The research seemed founded on quicksand.
這項研究猶如建在流沙之上，基礎(chǔ)極不穩(wěn)固。
The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.
那個沙壩并不穩(wěn)固，他腳下如同踩著流沙一般。
The research seemed founded on quicksand.
這項研究猶如建在流沙之上，基礎(chǔ)極不穩(wěn)固。

Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it.
You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing.