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swamp obj COVERHswBmp, $swB:mpv [T]to cover (a place or thing) with a large amount of water淹没，浸没，浸湿High tides have swamped the coast.汹涌的潮水淹没了海岸。The boat was swamped by an enormous wave.船被巨浪吞没了。If something swamps a person or thing, it comes to them in a larger amount than they can easily deal with.使应接不暇，使忙得不可开交Foreign cars have swamped the UK market.外国车充斥着英国的汽车市场。I'm swamped with work (= have more work than I can easily deal with) at the moment.目前有一大堆工作等着我。On her 100th birthday she was swamped with (= received a lot of) cards and messages of congratulations.她100岁生日时收到一大堆贺卡和贺信。To swamp someone or something also means to cause them no longer to be able to operate.使束手无策In many parts of the world, the rate of population growth already swamps the ability of society to cope.世界上许多地方的人口增长率已经使社会束手无策了。(fig.) I bought a new dress for my daughter, but it absolutely swamped her (= was much too big for her).我给女儿买了一件新衣服，可惜太大了。
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