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swamp verb
⇨ overwhelmswamp noun
⇨ marsh overwhelm verb overwhelm ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ bombard ♦︎ flood ♦︎ inundateThese words all refer to things or problems that are so many or so great that sb cannot deal with them. 这些词均表示使不堪承受、使应接不暇、使疲于应付。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to overwhelm / swamp / bombard / flood / inundate sb / sth with sth◆to be swamped / bombarded / flooded / inundated with complaints / requests◆to be swamped / inundated with offers / enquiries◆to be bombarded / flooded / inundated with calls / letters◆to suddenly overwhelm / swamp sb■ overwhelm / /ˌəʊvəˈwelm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ [transitive] to be so bad or so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more of sth than they want or can deal with 压垮；使应接不暇◆The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。◆She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.她认为自己无所不知，总是给我各种各样的忠告，令我难以招架。 see also overwhelming ⇨ uncontrollable ■ swamp /swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp/ [transitive, often passive] to be so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more things than they can deal with 使不堪承受；使疲于应付；使应接不暇◆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。◆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。NOTE 辨析 Overwhelm or swamp?People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; people are swamped by the things themselves－ complaints, requests, offers or enquiries. * overwhelm一般指事物数量巨大，使人不堪应付，通常与amount、number或volume搭配；swamp指事情本身，如complaints、requests、offers或enquiries，使人不堪承受、疲于应付。■ bombard /bɒmˈbɑːd; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrd/ [transitive] to attack sb with a lot of questions or criticism, or by giving them too much information （向某人）大量提问，大肆抨击，提供过多信息◆The interviewer bombarded her with intimate questions.采访者连珠炮似地向她提出了许多涉及个人隐私的问题。◆We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat.我们每天都收到海量宣传，告诉我们应该吃什么。■ flood [transitive, usually passive] to send sth somewhere in large numbers 大量送至；挤满；拥满◆The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征那份工作的求职信。 see also flood ⇨ flood noun 2 ■ inundate /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all 使不胜负荷；使应接不暇◆We have been inundated with offers of help.来自各方的援助多得使我们应接不暇。 marsh noun marsh ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ wetland ♦︎ bogThese are all words for areas of land that are soft and wet. 这些词均表示湿地、沼泽地。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to drain a marsh / a swamp / wetlands / a bog◆to sink into the marsh / bog■ marsh [countable, uncountable] an area of low land that is always soft and wet because there is nowhere for the water to flow away to 湿地；沼泽；草本沼泽◆Cows were grazing on the marshes.牛群在湿地上吃草。◆The land is colonized by various types of marsh vegetation.这块地上长满了各种沼泽植物。▸ marshy adjective ◆The town is situated on what was once a marshy plain.这个镇所在的地方曾是一片平坦的沼泽地。■ swamp / /swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp/ [countable, uncountable] an area of land that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants and trees are growing 沼泽；沼泽地◆Most coal fields began life as swamps 300 million years ago.大多数煤田形成于3亿年前的沼泽。◆The country contains around 700 square km of swamp.该国约有700平方公里的沼泽地。▸ swampy adverb ◆Swampy land is ideal for the cultivation of rice.沼泽地很适合种植水稻。NOTE 辨析 Marsh or swamp?A marsh may have grass and other plants growing in it, but it does not have trees. A swamp has trees and other woody plants growing in it. * marsh内可能长有草和其他植物，但没有树。swamp内长有树和其他木本植物。■ wetland /ˈwetlənd/ / [uncountable, countable] an area of wet land, especially one that is protected or considered as a home for wildlife （尤指受到保护或被视为野生动物栖息地的）湿地，沼泽地◆Measures are being taken to protect the country's dwindling areas of wetland.该国正采取措施保护日益缩减的湿地。◆The wetlands are home to a large variety of wildlife.湿地是多种野生动物的栖息地。■ bog [countable, uncountable] an area of soft wet ground, formed from decaying plants （植物腐烂形成的）沼泽地◆We collected several interesting specimens from the bog.我们从那个沼泽地采集了几种有趣的标本。◆There was an area of bog behind the house.房子后面有一片沼泽地。▸ boggy adverb ◆The path through the moorland is boggy but still in use.穿过高沼地的小路泥泞不堪，但仍在使用。 |