"quicksand" in Chinese (Traditional)
流沙
Definition
一種鬆軟、潮濕的沙子，在壓力下會下陷，可能會困住踩在上面的人或物體。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於描述自然現象，也可作為比喻，指難以脫身的困境（如“情感流沙”）。通常不可數：用 stuck in quicksand，而不用 a quicksand。
Examples
Be careful, there is quicksand near the river.
小心，河邊有**流沙**。
The explorer got stuck in quicksand.
探險家被困在**流沙**裡。
Animals sometimes fall into quicksand by accident.
動物有時會不小心掉進**流沙**。
She felt like her problems were emotional quicksand, pulling her down.
她覺得自己的問題像情感**流沙**，讓她不斷下沉。
No matter how hard he tried, it was like moving through quicksand.
無論他多麼努力，都像是在穿越**流沙**。
Old movies make quicksand seem much more dangerous than it really is.
老電影讓**流沙**看起來比實際危險得多。