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swamp

英[swɒmp] 美[swɑmp]
  • n. 沼泽;湿地
  • vt. 使陷于沼泽;使沉没;使陷入困境
  • vi. 下沉;陷入沼泽;陷入困境;不知所措(过去式swamped,过去分词swamped,现在分词swamping,第三人称单数swamps,名词swampiness,形容词swampy)

英英释意


1. low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
2. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables;
"he was trapped in a medical swamp"