n 沼澤(地)((area of) wet，marshy ground)[C，U]：The rain has turned the garden into a～. 雨把花園變成了洼地。We saw alligators in the～. 我們?cè)谡訚傻乜吹搅索{魚。The farmer is draining the～. 農(nóng)夫正在給沼澤地排水。These trees grow best in～(s). 這些樹木在沼澤地長勢(shì)極好?！玬ud/creatures 沼澤淤泥/動(dòng)物;〖同〗marsh，swampland;
vt (1)淹沒(sink or fill with water)[T+n]：The huge wave～ed our canoe. 巨浪把我們的小舟淹沒。A great wave broke over the ship and～ed the deck. 一股巨浪向船打過來淹過甲板。The horses were～ed in the stream. 這些馬陷在溪流之中。〖同〗sink，fill，flood，wash over，envelop，swallow up;
(2)壓倒，使難以忍受(overwhelm，esp with an excess of sth)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：They～ed us with work. 他們給我們壓來大量工作。Indignant viewers～ed the television company with complaints. 憤怒的電視觀眾給電視公司提出了大量意見。Dealers have been～ed with orders for the new car/replies to their advertisement/letters from people wanting work. 購買新車的訂單/對(duì)其廣告的回音/人們求職的信件多得使商人們難以招架。The senator was～ed with speaking invitations. 那位參議員對(duì)演講邀請(qǐng)應(yīng)接不暇?！纪給verwhelm，flood，snow under;
→′swampy adj 沼澤般的