swamp學測 L6KK [ˈswɑmp] ｜ /ˈswɑmp/
沼澤;濕地·忙得不可開交·淹沒;使浸滿水
學測常考,身兼名詞動詞義
The living room flooded so fast that in ten minutes it looked just like a swamp.
客廳淹水淹得太快,十分鐘內就變得像沼澤一樣。
一個畫面：陷入動彈不得
踩入爛泥腳陷入濕軟泥地,越陷越深
大水漫淹水位暴漲,把地面整個蓋住
任務滅頂待辦事項堆滿,喘不過氣
義項
沼澤濕地C1noun沼澤;濕地
After the heavy rain, the swamp behind the school filled with water and frogs began to sing at night.
大雨過後,學校後面的沼澤積滿了水,青蛙晚上開始鳴叫。
a large swampswamp water
任務滅頂C1verb忙得不可開交
During exam week, she was swamped with homework and could not go out at all.
段考週,她被作業淹沒,完全出不了門。
swamped with workswamped with emails
大水淹街C1verb淹沒;使浸滿水
After the storm, the whole street was swamped with water and cars could not pass.
暴風雨過後,整條街被水淹沒,車子都過不去。
swamped with waterswamped by waves
片語
swamped with work任務淹頂 →工作多到喘不過氣
get swamped忽然被淹沒 →忽然間變得超級忙
swamped with water大水漫灌 →被水整個淹沒的狀態
你會不會這樣說？
After the typhoon, the basement was ___ with water. (swamp / swamped)
看答案
swamped
swamped 帶 -ed,表示被動的「被淹滿」狀態。
'I was swamped with work after the exam.' 這句最接近哪個意思?(A) 我被水淹了 (B) 我忙到應接不暇 (C) 我住在沼澤
看答案
(B)
swamped 在此是比喻,指忙到喘不過氣,並非真的被水淹。
字族
swampy 沼澤般的;濕軟的