bog

🇬🇧 UK/bɒg/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A wet, spongy area of ground made up of decayed vegetation; a marsh or swamp.

沼泽,泥沼

v.

To cause to sink in a bog; (often 'bog down') to slow or prevent progress.

使陷入泥沼;使受阻,使停滞

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
bogother
=bog

Common Collocations

  • 1.peat bog泥炭沼泽
  • 2.marshy bog沼泽地

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The hikers struggled to cross the muddy bog without sinking.

  • 2.

    Peat is extracted from bogs in many northern countries.

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