Word · Frequency #19549
marshiest
沼泽的；湿软的
marshiest is the superlative of marshy.
soft and watery, like a marsh
- 1.
Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
沼泽的,或似沼泽的；泥泞的
- 2.
(of soil) soft and watery
(土壤)松软多水的
- 3.
Growing in marshy ground.
生长在沼泽地上的
沼泽的,或似沼泽的；泥泞的；(土壤)松软多水的；生长在沼泽地上的；多沼地的；湿地的
In use
The ground was so marshy after the rain that our boots sank into the mud.
They decided not to build the house here because the land is too marshy.
The marshy path beside the lake becomes impassable after heavy rain.
a marshy coastline
marshy + noun
作定语时多修饰 ground、field、area 等表示地形的名词。
We crossed a marshy field behind the village.
我们穿过了村后一片沼泽地。
be + marshy
作表语时主语常是 soil、ground 等，表示潮湿松软的状态。
The soil here is marshy after the spring rains.
春雨过后这儿的土壤很湿软。
become + marshy
Connections
Collocations
- marshy ground
- 湿软的地面；沼泽地
- The path crossed marshy ground near the river.小路穿过河边的一片沼泽地。
- marshy land
- 沼泽地；湿地
- Much of the valley is marshy land that floods in spring.山谷的大部分是春季会被淹没的湿地。
- marshy area
- 沼泽地区；湿地地区
- Birds nest in the marshy areas along the coast.鸟类在沿海的沼泽地区筑巢。
- marshy soil
- 湿软的土壤；沼泥
- The marshy soil squelched under our boots.湿软的泥土在我们靴子下发出咯吱声。
- marshy terrain
- 沼泽地形；沼泽地带
- The soldiers struggled to advance across the marshy terrain.士兵们艰难地穿过沼泽地带向前推进。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“marsh”是沼泽，加-y变成形容词“沼泽的”；想象一脚踩进沼泽地，地面又软又湿，慢慢下沉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理环境描述、旅行或户外活动介绍 该词通常用于描述土地松软、含水多的沼泽地带，在书面说明和日常对话中都较常见，语气比较中性。
Grammar Note
比较级为 marshier，最高级为 marshiest。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with marshy (/ˈmɑrʃi/). Marsh and harsh share the /ɑrʃ/ vowel-consonant sound but do not include the final /i/. Words spelled with -shy such as mushy, squishy, fleshy, and bushy are lookalikes: their ending is also pronounced /ʃi/, but the vowel before it is different.
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。
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