Engelsk navneord: swamp | |||
1. | swamp (om ting) low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | swampland | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | wetland | ||
Mere specifikke termer | slough | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Everglades, Okefenokee Swamp | ||
2. | swamp (om tilstand) a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was trapped in a medical swamp. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | situation | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: swamp | |||
1. | swamp (om vejr) drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | drench | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | flood | ||
2. | swamp (om relation) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The basement was inundated after the storm. The images flooded his mind. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deluge, flood, inundate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fill, fill up, make full | ||