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marsh noun
⇨ marsh 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。 |