swamp
gb/swˈɑmp/ us/swˈɑmp/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 5000
eláraszt, el van havazva, túlterhel, mocsár, elönt
فعل
B1
1
نمط الاستخدام:
to swamp [someone] with [something]
The customer service team was swamped with calls after the product recall.
A termékvisszahívás után az ügyfélszolgálati csapatot elárasztották a hívások.
I'm completely swamped this week and can't take on any more projects.
Ezen a héten teljesen el vagyok havazva, és nem tudok több projektet vállalni.
The small shop was swamped by orders during the holiday season.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I am swamped with homework.
El vagyok havazva a házi feladattal.
She was swamped with emails.
Elárasztották az e-mailek.
We were swamped by many visitors.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'swamp' with 'swap' due to similar spelling, but they have very different meanings.
المعنى
Overload or overwhelm someone
المتلازمات اللفظية
swamp with work
|swamp with emails
|completely swamped
المرادفات
overwhelm (More general and common; can refer to emotions, numbers, or work.)
الأضداد
relieve (Means to make a burden lighter, the opposite of overwhelming.)
الموضوعات
work
|emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To give too much work or too many problems to someone so they cannot cope.
To give someone or something more work, problems, or responsibilities than they can handle.
اسم
A2
2
mocsár
B1
Alligators are common in the Florida swamps.
Florida mocsaraiban gyakoriak az aligátorok.
The expedition got lost in a dense swamp.
Az expedíció eltévedt a sűrű mocsárban.
The swamp is home to many bird species.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
There are many fish in the swamp.
Sok hal van a mocsárban.
We saw a snake in the swamp.
Láttunk egy kígyót a mocsárban.
The swamp is full of water.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'swamp' with 'marsh'. While both are wetlands, a swamp usually has more trees.
المعنى
Wetland area with standing water
المتلازمات اللفظية
tropical swamp
|swamp area
|swamp vegetation
المرادفات
wetland (A broader term that includes swamps, marshes, and bogs.)
الأضداد
desert (A dry, barren area with very little water, opposite of a swamp.)
الموضوعات
nature
|geography
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A piece of land that is always wet and often has water and plants.
An area of low land that is always very wet, often covered with water and plants such as trees and grasses.
فعل
B1
3
نمط الاستخدام:
to swamp [an area]
Heavy rains swamped the coastal towns.
A heves esőzések elöntötték a tengerparti városokat.
The boat was swamped by waves during the storm.
A viharban a hullámok elöntötték a hajót.
The river overflowed and swamped the farmland.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Rain swamped the small village.
Az eső elöntötte a kis falut.
Waves swamped the boat.
A hullámok elöntötték a hajót.
The river swamped the fields.
خطأ شائع:
Some learners mistakenly use 'swamp' for any kind of mess; this meaning is only for water covering land or objects.
المعنى
Flood or submerge an area
المتلازمات اللفظية
swamped by floodwaters
|swamp the land
|river swamped the fields
المرادفات
flood (More general term for covering an area with water.)
الأضداد
drain (To remove water from an area, opposite of flooding.)
الموضوعات
nature
|disasters
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To fill or cover land with lots of water.
To cover an area of land with a large amount of water, especially suddenly or excessively.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
swamp
IPA
GB/swˈɑmp/
US/swˈɑmp/
المقاطع والنبر
swamp (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (swamp)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: swamp
- Plural: swamp, swamps
Verb
- Base: swamp
- 3rd Person Singular: swamps
- Present Participle: swamping
- Past: swamped
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
swamps
noun
swamping
verb
swamped
verb
Core family
swampy
adjective
Related words
swampland
noun
التعبيرات
be swamped with
1/bˈi swˈɑmpt wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Have too much to deal with
To have more work or more things to do than you can manage.
أمثلة
- I'm swamped with assignments right now.
- She's been swamped with phone calls all morning.
swamp out
1/swˈɑmp ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Clean by removing water/dirt
To clean a place by taking out all the water or dirt.
أمثلة
- We need to swamp out the basement after the flood.
- They spent hours swamping out the boat.
drain the swamp
1/dɹˈeɪn ðə swˈɑmp/
idiom
informal
remove corruption or bad elements
To try to clear an organization or system of corrupt, dishonest, or harmful people and practices.
أمثلة
- The new mayor promised to drain the swamp at city hall.
- He ran for office on a pledge to drain the swamp.
- He ran for office on a pledge to drain the swamp of political corruption.
- Many voters liked his message about draining the swamp in Washington.