"bogs" in Chinese (Simplified)
沼泽泥潭
Definition
通常是被水和苔藓覆盖的湿软地带,有时在英式英语中俚语指厕所。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Bog”作指沼泽通常用于中性科学或自然语境,英式英语口语中“bogs”也指厕所(非正式,美国英语不常用)。不要与“swamp”(沼泽,水更深)或“marsh”(草沼)混淆。常见搭配有“peat bogs”。
Examples
Many animals live in the bogs near the lake.
许多动物生活在湖边的**沼泽**里。
The ground was soft and muddy in the bogs.
**沼泽**里的土地很软很泥泞。
Ireland has many famous bogs full of peat.
爱尔兰有许多著名的**泥炭沼泽**。
The kids got their boots stuck in the bogs while hiking.
孩子们徒步时靴子陷进了**沼泽**。
We couldn't cross the fields because the bogs were too deep.
我们过不去田野,因为**沼泽**太深了。
In Britain, people sometimes call public toilets the bogs.
在英国,人们有时会把公共厕所叫做"**bogs**"。