swamp

swamp
noun
  1. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh
    低地；水洼；沼泽
    ■used to emphasize the degree to which a piece of ground is waterlogged
    ［用于强调］某地的浸水程度
    the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.
    无休无止的暴雨把草坪都变成沼泽了。
verb
  1. [with obj.]overwhelm or flood with water
    淹没
    a huge wave swamped the canoes.
    一个巨浪淹没了独木船。
    ■(figurative)overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate
    (喻)压倒；淹没
    feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her.
    罪恶感突然吞没了她。
    the country was swamped with goods from abroad.
    这个国家舶来品泛滥。
    ■[no obj.](of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink
    （船）被水吞没
派生
swampy
( swampier, swampiest)
adjective(swampier, swampiest)
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning 'sponge' or 'fungus'
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