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swamp

释义

swamp

noun countable/uncountable

UK /swɒmp/

Word Forms

singular	swamp
plural	swamps

1
an area of land covered by water where trees and plants grow
Synonyms and related words
Areas of land with trees growing on them
brush
chaparral
clearing
Synonyms and related words
Wetlands
bog
fen
fenland
2
drain the swamp
to root out corruption, especially political corruption
It was Rep. Nancy Pelosi who famously promised to “drain the swamp ” in Washington, DC during the campaign of 2006.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/12/2017
Open Dictionary - December2017

swamp

noun countable/uncountable

US /swɑmp/

Word Forms

singular	swamp
plural	swamps

1
an area of land covered by water where trees and plants grow
Synonyms and related words
Areas of land with trees growing on them
brush
chaparral
clearing
Synonyms and related words
Wetlands
bog
fen
fenland
2
drain the swamp
to root out corruption, especially political corruption
It was Rep. Nancy Pelosi who famously promised to “drain the swamp ” in Washington, DC during the campaign of 2006.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/12/2017
Open Dictionary - December2017

swamp

verb transitive

UK /swɒmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swamp
he/she/it	swamps
present participle	swamping
past tense	swamped
past participle	swamped

1
usually passiveto give someone too much to deal with at one time
swamp someone with something:
Online bookshops were swamped with orders during the pre-Christmas rush.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone work hard
work
drive
push
2
usually passiveto enter somewhere, or to surround someone, in very large numbers
The hotel foyer was swamped by reporters and photographers.
Synonyms and related words
To arrive in a place, or to enter a place
arrive
enter
reach
Synonyms and related words
To surround or put something around something
kettle
surround
enclose
3
to affect someone in a major way, so that they are almost unable to deal with their feelings or with a particular situation
Fear for her children threatened to swamp her.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
affect
provoke
inspire
4
to fill or cover something with water
Synonyms and related words
To fill a thing or place with liquid or air
inflate
pump up
blow up
Synonyms and related words
To cover something with liquid
swamp
drown
douse

swamp

verb transitive

US /swɑmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swamp
he/she/it	swamps
present participle	swamping
past tense	swamped
past participle	swamped

1
usually passiveto give someone too much to deal with at one time
swamp someone with something:
Online bookstores were swamped with orders during the pre-Christmas rush.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone work hard
work
drive
push
2
usually passiveto enter somewhere, or to surround someone, in very large numbers
The hotel lobby was swamped by reporters and photographers.
Synonyms and related words
To arrive in a place, or to enter a place
arrive
enter
reach
Synonyms and related words
To surround or put something around something
kettle
surround
enclose
3
to affect someone in a major way, so that they are almost unable to deal with their feelings or with a particular situation
Fear for her children threatened to swamp her.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
affect
provoke
inspire
4
to fill or cover something with water
Fishing boats were swamped by 60-foot waves.
Synonyms and related words
To fill a thing or place with liquid or air
inflate
pump up
blow up
Synonyms and related words
To cover something with liquid
swamp
drown
douse

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