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swamp

noun
🔊/swɒmp/
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[countable, uncountable]
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  1. an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing沼泽（地） synonym marsh
    • tropical swamps热带沼泽
    • The country contains around 700 square km of swamp.该国约有700平方公里的沼泽地。
    Topics Geographyc1
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.

swamp

verb
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[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swamp
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he / she / it swamps
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past simple swamped
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past participle swamped
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-ing form swamping
🔊/ˈswɒmpɪŋ/
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  1. to make somebody have more of something than they can deal with使不堪承受；使疲于应对；使应接不暇 synonym inundate
    • swamp somebody/something with something The department was swamped with job applications.面对纷至沓来的求职申请，这个部门疲于应对。🔊🔊
    • swamp somebody/something In summer visitors swamp the island.夏天，这个岛上游客熙熙攘攘，人满为患。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Radio stations have been swamped with requests to play the song.不断有人点播那首歌，令电台应接不暇。
    • This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped.这是个艰巨的任务，我觉得自己无法招架。
  2. swamp something to fill or cover something with a lot of water淹；淹没 synonym engulf
    • The little boat was swamped by the waves.小船被大浪淹没了。🔊🔊
    • Huge tidal waves swamped the town.巨大的海浪淹没了小镇。
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.