swamp是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 (an area of) very wet, soft land -- 沼澤地；濕地

  • an alligator-infested swamp 鱷魚成群的沼澤地

  • The Everglades are an area of swamp in southern Florida. 佛羅裡達大濕地是佛羅裡達州南部的一片沼澤地區。

• 1 to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water -- 淹沒，浸沒

  • High tides have swamped the coast. 高漲的潮水淹沒了海岸。

  • The boat was swamped by an enormous wave. 小船被巨浪吞沒了。

• 2 If something swamps a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with. -- 充斥，席捲，使應接不暇

  • Foreign cars have swamped the UK market. 外國車席捲整個英國市場。

  • I'm swamped with work at the moment. 我現在忙得不可開交。

  • Don't let feelings of depression swamp you. 不要被沮喪的情緒擊倒。