| Английский > Русский |
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| swamp |
| 1. болото, топь |
| 2. трясина |
| Financial swamp - Финансовая трясина |
| 3. заливать, затоплять |
| Last night's storm has swamped the wheat fields with rain - Вчерашний ливень затопил все пшеничные поля |
| 4. засыпать, заваливать (письмами, заявлениями) |
| The office was swamped with complaints - Офис был завален жалобами |
| 5. наводнять |
| Thousands of refugees have swamped the town - Тысячи беженцев наводнили город |
| 6. засасывать |
| 7. болотный, болотистый |
| Английский > Английский |
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| swamp |
| 1. n. A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes. |
| 2. n. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment. |
| 3. v. To drench or fill with water. |
| The boat was swamped in the storm. |
| 4. v. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of. |
| I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system. |
| 5. v. (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck. |
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