bog

pronunciation

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  • n.
    沼泽,泥塘
    沼泽地区
    <英口>户外厕所
  • vt.
    (使)陷入泥沼
  • vi.
    阻碍,使不能前进

Word Origin

bog 沼泽

词源同bow, 弯。形容沼泽软泥般的容易陷进去。

Example

1. There is a fen around each island a passable bog .
每个岛屿周围有一个沼泽。
2. Suddenly , another howl emerges from far away , deep in the bog .
突然,另外一阵嚎叫从远处传来,是沼泽深处。
3. Vast stretches of peat bog surrounding the city have dried out and caught fire covering moscow with choking smog .
城市周围大面积分布的泥炭沼泽已经干涸着火,将莫斯科笼罩在令人窒息的烟雾中。
4. The bog can decompose for hundreds of metres round every turbine , potentially releasing millions of tonnes of carbon .
每个涡轮机周围几百米内的沼泽地腐烂分解后,很有可能释放出几百万吨的碳。
5. Pakistan derives about a fifth of its output from agriculture , and much of its most productive cropland is submerged or turned to bog .
巴基斯坦五分之一的产出来自于农业,但其高产量农田中已有许多被淹没或变成了沼泽。

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