bog

bog
noun
  1. an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body
    泥沼，沼泽
    a peat bog.
    泥炭沼。
    a bog of legal complications.
    一大堆棘手的法律纠纷。
    [mass noun]the island is a wilderness of bog and loch.
    那个岛屿遍布荒凉的泥沼和滨海湖。
    ■(Ecology)wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss
    (生态)酸性泥炭湿地。 比较 fen
  2. (一般作 the bog)(Brit. informal)toilet
    (英，非正式)厕所
(bogged, bogging)
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be bogged down)cause (a vehicle, person, or animal) to become stuck in mud or wet ground
    使（车辆，人，动物）陷入泥沼（或湿地）
    the family Rover became bogged down on the beach road.
    这部罗孚牌家庭越野车陷入海滩路边的泥沼中。
    you must not get bogged down in detail.
    你不必纠缠于细节之中。
派生
bogginess
noun
boggy
(boggier, boggiest)
adjective(boggier, boggiest)
语源
  1. Middle English : from Irish or Scottish Gaelic bogach, from bog 'soft'
继承用法
bog in
  1. (Austral./NZ)start a task enthusiastically
    (澳/新西兰)热情地干起来
    If he saw a trucker in difficulty, he would just bog in and give a hand.
    如果他看到一个货运汽车司机有困难的话，他会非常热情地给予帮助。
bog off
  1. (Brit. informal)go away
    (英，非正式)走开，离去
    I told him to bog off.
    我让他离开。
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