n 沼泽(地)((area of) wet，marshy ground)[C，U]：The rain has turned the garden into a～. 雨把花园变成了洼地。We saw alligators in the～. 我们在沼泽地看到了鳄鱼。The farmer is draining the～. 农夫正在给沼泽地排水。These trees grow best in～(s). 这些树木在沼泽地长势极好。～mud/creatures 沼泽淤泥/动物;〖同〗marsh，swampland;

vt (1)淹没(sink or fill with water)[T+n]：The huge wave～ed our canoe. 巨浪把我们的小舟淹没。A great wave broke over the ship and～ed the deck. 一股巨浪向船打过来淹过甲板。The horses were～ed in the stream. 这些马陷在溪流之中。〖同〗sink，fill，flood，wash over，envelop，swallow up;

(2)压倒，使难以忍受(overwhelm，esp with an excess of sth)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：They～ed us with work. 他们给我们压来大量工作。Indignant viewers～ed the television company with complaints. 愤怒的电视观众给电视公司提出了大量意见。Dealers have been～ed with orders for the new car/replies to their advertisement/letters from people wanting work. 购买新车的订单/对其广告的回音/人们求职的信件多得使商人们难以招架。The senator was～ed with speaking invitations. 那位参议员对演讲邀请应接不暇。〖同〗overwhelm，flood，snow under;

→′swampy adj 沼泽般的