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- an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body泥沼, 沼泽：
a peat bog
泥炭沼
figurative〈喻〉a bog of legal complications
一大堆棘手的法律纠纷
mass noun the island is a wilderness of bog and loch.那个岛屿遍布荒凉的泥沼和滨海湖。
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- Ecology wetland with acid, peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss【生态】酸性泥炭湿地。比较FEN1.
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- （一般作the bog）Brit. informal toilet〈英, 非正式〉厕所。
(bogged, bogging)with obj.(一般作be bogged down)
- cause (a vehicle, person, or animal) to become stuck in mud or wet ground使（车辆, 人, 动物）陷入泥沼（或湿地）：
the family Rover became bogged down on the beach road
这部罗孚牌家庭越野车陷入海滩路边的泥沼中
figurative 〈喻〉you must not get bogged down in detail.
你不必纠缠于细节之中。
派生词
bogginess
nounboggy
adjective词源
Middle English: from Irish or Scottish Gaelic bogach, from bog'soft'.
短语动词
bog in
- Austral. /NZ start a task enthusiastically〈澳/新西兰〉热情地干起来：
If he saw a trucker in difficulty, he would just bog in and give a hand.
如果他看到一个货运汽车司机有困难的话, 他会非常热情地给予帮助。
bog off
- Brit. informal go away〈英, 非正式〉走开, 离去：
I told him to bog off.
我让他离开。