swamp
n[C, U]
(area of) soft wet land; marsh 湿软土地; 沼泽; 沼泽区. swamp, v
1 [Tn] flood or soak (sth) with water 淹没或浸泡(某物)
The sink overflowed and swamped the kitchen. 洗涤槽的水溢出来了, 厨房里到处是水.
A huge wave swamped the boat. 一个巨浪淹没了那条船.2 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) overwhelm sb/sth with a great quantity of things (以繁多的事物)压倒某人[某事物]
We asked for applications and were swamped (with them). 我们请大家提出申请, 因而(为此)应接不暇.
I've been swamped with work this year. 今年我工作忙得不可开交.
Offices cannot work properly without certain important pieces of equipment.
如果办公室没有配备一些重要的设备,人们就不能很好地工作。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.