bog
n
1 [C, U] (area of) wet spongy ground formed of decaying vegetation (地面為腐朽植物的)沼澤(地區(qū)): a peat bog 泥炭沼
Keep to the path parts of the moor are bog. 沿著這條小路走--荒野上多處是沼澤地.
2 [C] (Brit sl 俚) lavatory 廁所. bog, v (-gg-) (phr v) bog (sth) down (usu passive 通常用於被動(dòng)語態(tài))
(a) (cause sth to) sink into mud or wet ground (使某物)陷入泥沼
The tank (got) bogged down in the mud. 坦克陷入泥沼之中.
(b) (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) become stuck and unable to make progress (使某物)陷入困境不能前進(jìn)
Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant detail. 我們的討論糾纏在無關(guān)緊要的細(xì)節(jié)上.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[b?g]n. 沼澤vt. 使陷于泥沼vi. 陷于泥沼相關(guān)詞組: bog down
?? 同詞根單詞
belln. 鐘,鈴;鐘聲,鈴聲;鐘狀物;[建]圓屋頂;
vt. 敲鐘;系鈴于,給…裝上鈴;使成鈴狀;把…放在鐘形罩內(nèi);
vi. 使象鐘狀地張開;鳴鐘;