swamp
gb/swˈɑmp/ us/swˈɑmp/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 5000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Overload or overwhelm someone
To give too much work or too many problems to someone so they cannot cope.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to swamp [someone] with [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'swamp' with 'swap' due to similar spelling, but they have very different meanings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
overwhelm (More general and common; can refer to emotions, numbers, or work.)
คำตรงข้าม
relieve (Means to make a burden lighter, the opposite of overwhelming.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
swamp with work
|swamp with emails
|completely swamped
หัวข้อ
work
|emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The customer service team was swamped with calls after the product recall.
- I'm completely swamped this week and can't take on any more projects.
- The small shop was swamped by orders during the holiday season.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I am swamped with homework.
- She was swamped with emails.
- We were swamped by many visitors.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
Wetland area with standing water
A piece of land that is always wet and often has water and plants.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'swamp' with 'marsh'. While both are wetlands, a swamp usually has more trees.
คำพ้องความหมาย
wetland (A broader term that includes swamps, marshes, and bogs.)
คำตรงข้าม
desert (A dry, barren area with very little water, opposite of a swamp.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
tropical swamp
|swamp area
|swamp vegetation
หัวข้อ
nature
|geography
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Alligators are common in the Florida swamps.
- The expedition got lost in a dense swamp.
- The swamp is home to many bird species.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There are many fish in the swamp.
- We saw a snake in the swamp.
- The swamp is full of water.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Flood or submerge an area
To fill or cover land with lots of water.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to swamp [an area]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners mistakenly use 'swamp' for any kind of mess; this meaning is only for water covering land or objects.
คำพ้องความหมาย
flood (More general term for covering an area with water.)
คำตรงข้าม
drain (To remove water from an area, opposite of flooding.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
swamped by floodwaters
|swamp the land
|river swamped the fields
หัวข้อ
nature
|disasters
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Heavy rains swamped the coastal towns.
- The boat was swamped by waves during the storm.
- The river overflowed and swamped the farmland.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Rain swamped the small village.
- Waves swamped the boat.
- The river swamped the fields.
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swamp
IPA
GB/swˈɑmp/
US/swˈɑmp/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
swamp (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (swamp)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: swamp
- Plural: swamp, swamps
Verb
- Base: swamp
- 3rd Person Singular: swamps
- Present Participle: swamping
- Past: swamped
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
swamps
noun
swamping
verb
swamped
verb
Core family
swampy
adjective
Related words
swampland
noun
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.