英语词汇“swamp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

swampswamp1 /swɑmp, swɔmp/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYswamp¹

Origin: 1600-1700 sump swamp (15-20 centuries); ➔ SUMP

earth science, geography a large area of low wet land near a river, where wild plants and trees grow → bog—swampy adjective: swampy ground

noun | verb

swampswamp2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

swamp

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	swamp
	he, she, it	swamps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	swamped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have swamped
	he, she, it	has swamped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had swamped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will swamp
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have swamped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am swamping
	he, she, it	is swamping
	you, we, they	are swamping
Past	I, he, she, it	was swamping
	you, we, they	were swamping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been swamping
	he, she, it	has been swamping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been swamping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be swamping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been swamping

1[usually passive] to suddenly give someone a lot of work, problems, etc. to deal with: be swamped with something We’ve been swamped with new orders all week.2[usually passive] if people swamp a place, they fill it in large numbers3if a lot of water swamps a place, it suddenly covers it, especially in a way that causes damage4literary if a feeling swamps you, you feel it very strongly and it prevents you from thinking about anything else