释义
n.
an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh
低地；水洼；沼泽。
used to emphasize the degree to which a piece of ground is waterlogged
［用于强调］ 某地的浸水程度
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the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp .无休止的暴雨把草坪都变成了沼泽。
v.
overwhelm or flood with water
淹没
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a huge wave swamped the canoes .一个巨浪淹没了独木船。
〈喻〉 压倒；淹没
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feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her 罪恶感突然吞没了她
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the country was swamped with goods from abroad .这个国家舶来品泛滥。
[no obj.](of a boat)become overwhelmed with water and sink
（船）被水吞没；沉没。
词源
" early 17th cent.: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge' or ‘fungus’. "
