| 单词 | bog |
| 释义 | bog n. & v. --n 1. a wet spongy ground. b a stretch of such ground. 2. Brit. sl. a lavatory. --vtr. (bogged, bogging) (foll. by down; usu. in passive) impede (was bogged down by difficulties). Phrases and idioms bog-bean = BUCKBEAN. bog myrtle a deciduous shrub, Myrica gale, which grows in damp open places and has short upright catkins and aromatic grey-green leaves: also called sweet-gale (see GALE(2)). bog oak an ancient oak which has been preserved in a black state in peat. bog spavin see SPAVIN. bog-trotter sl. derog. an Irishman. Derivatives boggy adj. (boggier, boggiest). bogginess n. Etymology: Ir. or Gael. bogach f. bog soft |
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