单词 | swamp |
释义 | Word Frequency swamp(swɒmp) noun 1. a. permanently waterlogged ground that is usually overgrown and sometimes partly forested Compare marsh b. (as modifier) swamp fever verb 2. to drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged 3. nautical to cause (a boat) to sink or fill with water or (of a boat) to sink or fill with water 4. to overburden or overwhelm or be overburdened or overwhelmed, as by excess work or great numbers we have been swamped with applications 5. to sink or stick or cause to sink or stick in or as if in a swamp 6. (transitive) to render helpless Derived forms swampish (ˈswampish) adjective swampless (ˈswampless) adjective swampy (ˈswampy) adjective Word origin C17: probably from Middle Dutch somp; compare Middle High German sumpf, Old Norse svöppr sponge, Greek somphos spongy |
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