Word · Frequency #8845
bog
沼泽
an area of wet, spongy ground consisting of decaying vegetation
- 1.
An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
腐烂植物(尤其是泥炭藓)形成的湿软地面,无法行走
- 2.
Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.
阻碍进展的困惑、困难或其他事物或地方
腐烂植物(尤其是泥炭藓)形成的湿软地面,无法行走；阻碍进展的困惑、困难或其他事物或地方
In use
The explorers had to cross a dangerous bog.
The project was bogged by numerous delays.
He bogged down in the paperwork and missed the deadline.
get bogged down (in/with sth)
被动结构强调受困状态，后接in或with表示障碍原因。
The project got bogged down in bureaucratic delays.
该项目陷入了官僚主义的拖延之中。
bog sth/sb down
及物动词用法，表示使某人或某物陷入困境。
Heavy rain bogged the car down in the mud.
大雨使汽车陷在泥里。
in a/the bog
表示地点，常与定冠词或不定冠词连用。
They got lost in the bog and had to be rescued.
Connections
Collocations
- peat bog
- 泥炭沼泽
- The island is covered in ancient peat bogs.该岛覆盖着古老的泥炭沼泽。
- bog down
- 陷入泥沼；使停滞
- Don't let minor details bog down the project.不要让琐碎细节拖累项目进度。
- get bogged down
- 陷入困境
- We got bogged down in traffic for two hours.我们在交通堵塞中困了两个小时。
- bog garden
- 沼泽花园
- She created a bog garden in her backyard.她在后院建了一个沼泽花园。
- bog land
- 沼泽地
- Much of the area is bog land unsuitable for farming.该地区大部分是沼泽地，不适合耕作。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 bag 中的 a 换成 o 成为 bog，想象沼泽里的水坑（o）让包（bag）陷进去了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理环境、湿地生态 通常用于描述沼泽地形或湿地环境，属于中性词汇，多出现在地理、环保或户外话题中。
Grammar Note
名词通常可数；动词可及物和不及物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all share the /ɒg/ sound and the spelling '-og', rhyming with bog.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.