swamp

noun

/swɒmp/

/swɑːmp/

[countable, uncountable]

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。
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词源early 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.

verb

/swɒmp/

/swɑːmp/

[often passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they swamp	/swɒmp/ /swɑːmp/
he / she / it swamps	/swɒmps/ /swɑːmps/
past simple swamped	/swɒmpt/ /swɑːmpt/
past participle swamped	/swɒmpt/ /swɑːmpt/
-ing form swamping	/ˈswɒmpɪŋ/ /ˈswɑːmpɪŋ/

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。
- 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。
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.巨大的海啸淹没了这个城镇。

词源early 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.