quagmire

n. /ˈkwæɡmaɪər/ C2

困境；泥潭；沼泽

A difficult, complex situation that is hard to escape from.

仙境例句

The jury was in a quagmire, for nobody knew what the tarts were made of.

陪审团陷入了困境，因为谁也不知道馅饼是用什么做的。