| 词汇 | bog |
| 释义 | bogWord family nounbogginessbogbeanboglandbogoakbogtrotterbogtrottingbogadjectiveboggy Nature, Household bog1 /bɒɡ $ bɑːɡ, bɒːɡ/ noun 1. [countableC, uncountableU]DNLAND/GROUND an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses 沼泽，泥塘 → marsh, swamp 2. [countableC]DH British EnglishBrE informal a toilet 厕所 Examples from the Corpus bog• As we walked up the river and got closer to Umbagog Lake, we entered a bog.• Comments: A very hardy plant which, though essentially a bog one, will adapt well to submerged conditions.• Like oil, gas and coal fields, peat bogs act as vast carbon stores.• Peat bogs, nearly all of which occur in northern latitudes. are some of the most important environments for wetland archaeology.• For example it might be forced into a river, bog or straight through a wall.• But the red maples at the bog already had a red tinge.• Suddenly it swooped down towards something in the bog and vanished from sight. bog2 verb (bogged, bogging) 1 bog somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) DELAYif a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made 使停滞，耽搁 Talks to settle the pay dispute have become bogged down. 解决工资纠纷的会谈陷入了僵局。 be/get bogged down in something Don’t let yourself get bogged down in minor details. 不要让细枝末节的问题拖住。 b) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONif something gets bogged down, it becomes stuck in soft ground and is unable to move 使陷入泥沼中 be/get bogged down in something The car got bogged down in the mud. 汽车陷入了泥潭。 n Grammar Bog down is usually passive. Examples from the Corpus bog down• If the necklace is bogging me down, then those things are doing it too. 2 bog off phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE spoken informal LEAVE A PLACEused to tell someone rudely to go away 滚开 Just bog off! 滚开！ Examples from the Corpus bog• If the images in Myst bog down your screen, pony up the bucks for more memory or a faster video card.• When the referees begin calling the plays and deciding who gets in the game, the entire system begins to bog down.• If the necklace is bogging me down, then those things are doing it too.• They were told to bog off. (1300-1400) Scottish Gaelic bogach, from bog “soft” |
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