"quicksand" in Chinese (Simplified)
流沙
Definition
一种松软、潮湿的沙子，在压力下会下陷，可能会困住踩在上面的人或物体。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于描述自然现象，也常作比喻，指难以脱身的困境（如“情感流沙”）。通常不可数：用 stuck in quicksand，不用 a quicksand。
Examples
Be careful, there is quicksand near the river.
小心，河边有**流沙**。
The explorer got stuck in quicksand.
探险家被困在**流沙**里。
Animals sometimes fall into quicksand by accident.
动物有时会不小心掉进**流沙**。
She felt like her problems were emotional quicksand, pulling her down.
她觉得自己的问题像情感**流沙**，让她不断下沉。
No matter how hard he tried, it was like moving through quicksand.
无论他多么努力，都像是在穿越**流沙**。
Old movies make quicksand seem much more dangerous than it really is.
老电影让**流沙**看起来比实际危险得多。