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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。
沼泽的；湿软的
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沼泽的；湿软的
soft and watery, like a marsh
We crossed a marshy field behind the village.
我们穿过了村后一片沼泽地。
沼泽的,或似沼泽的；泥泞的
Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
(土壤)松软多水的
(of soil) soft and watery
生长在沼泽地上的
Growing in marshy ground.
The ground was so marshy after the rain that our boots sank into the mud.
雨后地面太湿软，我们的靴子都陷进泥里了。
AI contextual example
They decided not to build the house here because the land is too marshy.
他们决定不在这里盖房子，因为这块地太湿软了。
AI contextual example
The marshy path beside the lake becomes impassable after heavy rain.
湖边那条泥泞的小路在大雨后变得无法通行。
AI contextual example
a marshy coastline
多沼泽的海岸线。
WordNet
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。
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。
与 become、get 等系动词连用，强调从干到湿的变化过程。
The low-lying land becomes marshy in winter.
冬天这片低洼地会变成沼泽。
Not this
After the rain, the ground was very marsh.
Use this
After the rain, the ground was very marshy.
marsh 是名词（沼泽、湿地），不能直接作表语；表示“湿软多沼的”要用形容词 marshy。汉语的“沼泽”可以兼作形容词（沼泽的），这种词性差异常导致学习者把名词 marsh 误当形容词用。
Not this
Many marshy plants grow in this wetland.
Use this
Many marsh plants grow in this wetland.
marshy 只用来修饰土地、土壤等名词，表示“多沼泽的、湿软的”；表示“生长在沼泽中的植物”时，英语用名词作定语构成固定搭配 marsh plants（沼泽植物），不能用 marshy 来修饰 plants。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use marshy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
比较级为 marshier，最高级为 marshiest。
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