| 单词 | swamp |
| 释义 | swamp (swɒmp ) Word forms: swamps , swamping , swamped 1. variable noun A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. Synonyms: bog, marsh, quagmire, moss [Scottish, Northern England, dialect] 2. verb If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. A rogue wave swamped the boat. [VERB noun] The Ventura river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park. [VERB noun] Synonyms: flood, engulf, submerge, inundate 3. verb [usually passive] If you are swamped by things or people, you have more of them than you can deal with. He is swamped with work. [be VERB-ed] The railway station was swamped with thousands of families trying to flee the city. [be VERB-ed] Collocations: swamp the market That would swamp the market for sterling bonds. Times, Sunday Times Production-linked subsidies encouraged higher yields which swamped the market and caused prices to fall. Times, Sunday Times It has been disappointing to see a glut of 'new customer only' products swamping the market. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 沼泽, 淹没 Japanese: 沼地, 水浸しにする |
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