morass
n
(usu sing 通常作单数)
1 stretch of low soft wet land; marsh 沼泽.
2 ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) thing that confuses people or prevents progress 困扰人或阻碍进步的事物; 困境
a morass of confusion, doubt, despair, etc 困惑、 怀疑、 绝望等的境地
be caught up in, bogged down in, floundering in a morass of bureaucratic procedures 掉进、 陷入、 挣扎在官僚主义繁文缛节的泥淖中.