n.沼澤；濕地；困境

v.淹沒；使陷于困境；使忙于應(yīng)付

In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes. 我們?cè)谡訚傻厥艿轿米拥膰ァ?!--www.www.sigorfond.com 中小學(xué)英語網(wǎng)-->

The heavy rain has turned the small garden into a swamp. 大雨使這小花園變成了一塊沼澤地。

Walk through the swamp and we can see the hunter's cabin. 走過這片濕地就能看到獵人的小屋了。

Their company is in a financial swamp. 他們的公司陷入了財(cái)政困境。

In summer visitors swamp the island. 夏天，這個(gè)島上熙熙攘攘，人滿為患。

The problem with spam is that it tends to swamp desirable e-mail. 垃圾郵件的問題是,它會(huì)將正常的電子郵件淹沒。

She was swamped with work. 她忙得不可開交

My parents always swamp me with questions about my life in America. 父母總是問我在美國(guó)生活的情況。

swamp用作名詞時(shí)的意思是“沼澤地”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動(dòng)詞的意思是“淹沒”,指大水漫過某物。引申可表示“使困窘”“忙得不可開交”。

swamp只用作及物動(dòng)詞,多接表示有形物或地點(diǎn)的名詞作賓語。

swamp還可用作名詞,意思是“沼澤；濕地”。例如：The swamp country is inclined to poach in winter.這片沼澤地帶在冬季一踏就陷下去了。