English Dictionary

swamp

/swɒmp/

noun

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.

The swamp was filled with tall reeds and murky water.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.

We two...in this swamp of iniquity...together we can bring redress to an unjust world.