English Dictionary

swamp

IPA（発音記号）

/swɒmp/

名詞

比喩的用法

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.

日本語の意味

沼地 / 湿地帯 / 水に浸かりやすい軟らかい土地

The hikers cautiously skirted the swamp to avoid getting their boots soaked.

ハイカーたちはブーツが濡れないように、沼地を注意深く避けて通った。

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.

swamps （ plural ）