n.沼泽；湿地；困境
v.淹没；使陷于困境；使忙于应付
In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes. 我们在沼泽地受到蚊子的围攻。
Walk through the swamp and we can see the hunter's cabin. 走过这片湿地就能看到猎人的小屋了。
Their company is in a financial swamp. 他们的公司陷入了财政困境。
用作动词 (v.)In summer visitors swamp the island. 夏天，这个岛上熙熙攘攘，人满为患。
The problem with spam is that it tends to swamp desirable e-mail. 垃圾邮件的问题是,它会将正常的电子邮件淹没。
She was swamped with work. 她忙得不可开交
My parents always swamp me with questions about my life in America. 父母总是问我在美国生活的情况。
swamp用作名词时的意思是“沼泽地”,转化为动词的意思是“淹没”,指大水漫过某物。引申可表示“使困窘”“忙得不可开交”。
swamp只用作及物动词,多接表示有形物或地点的名词作宾语。
swamp还可用作名词,意思是“沼泽；湿地”。例如：The swamp country is inclined to poach in winter.这片沼泽地带在冬季一踏就陷下去了。
n.沼泽地
adj.沼泽似的；沼泽地的
沼泽地居民, 清除沼泽者,在森林中开路者
沼泽化
