Marsh



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 沼泽地, 湿地
• ［英］ n. 沼泽地, 湿地 ( a tract of low, wet, soft land; swamp; bog; morass)
• ［类］ marsh : sodden / desert : arid ( 沼泽是湿透的 / 沙漠是干燥的)
• ［记］ 注意不要和march ( 行军) 相混
• ［例］ I paddled my canoe through the marsh.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Usage: often attributive
• Etymology: Middle English mersh, from Old English merisc, mersc; akin to Middle Dutch mersch marsh, Old English mere sea, pool — more at marine
• Date: before 12th century
• a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (as grasses or cattails)

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