Bogs Meaning in English
word · lemma: bog
ˈbɑɡz/, /ˈbɔɡz
BAHGZ or BAWGZ
bˈɒɡz
BOGZ
释义
Areas of wet, spongy ground, often covered with moss and water, or informal British English slang for toilets.
用法与细微差别
'Bog' as wetland is neutral, mainly in environmental contexts. In British slang, 'bogs' means 'toilets' (informal, not used in US English). Not to be confused with 'swamp' (deeper water) or 'marsh' (grassy wetland). Common collocations: 'peat bogs', 'boggy ground'.
Spanish: pantanos - ciénagasPortuguese (BR): pântanos - brejosPortuguese (PT): pântanos - charcosChinese (Simplified): 沼泽 - 泥潭Chinese (Traditional): 沼澤 - 泥沼Hindi: दलदलArabic: مستنقعاتBengali: পিট বগ - শৌচাগার (অপ্রচলিত, ব্রিটিশ স্ল্যাং)Russian: болота - туалеты (разг., Брит.)Japanese: 湿地 - トイレ（英俗）Vietnamese: đầm lầy than bùn - nhà vệ sinh (từ lóng Anh)Korean: 습지 - 화장실(영국 속어)Turkish: bataklık - tuvalet (argo, Britanya)Urdu: دلدل - بیت الخلاء (عامیانہ، برطانوی سلیگ)Indonesian: rawa gambut - toilet (slang British)
例句
Many animals live in the bogs near the lake.
basic
The ground was soft and muddy in the bogs.
basic
Ireland has many famous bogs full of peat.
basic
The kids got their boots stuck in the bogs while hiking.
natural
We couldn't cross the fields because the bogs were too deep.
natural
In Britain, people sometimes call public toilets the bogs.
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