词汇 | marsh |
释义 | marsh noun uk /mɑːʃ/ us /mɑːrʃ/ [ C or U ] ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet: 沼泽;湿地 At the mouth of the river is a large area of marsh.河口处是一大片沼泽地。 Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh.雨整天下个不停,地面成了一片泽国。 Edwin Remsberg/The Image Bank/GettyImages marshes[ plural ]UK a large area of marsh: 沼泽地带 At low tide in the estuary, cows graze on the marshes.河口水位低时,牛就在那儿的沼泽地上吃草。 Geography: wetland bog boggy boreal forest constructed wetland fen marshland marshy mire miry morass peat bog quagmire quicksand reed bed slough swamp swampland swampy water meadow wetland marsh | American Dictionarymarsh noun[ C/U ] us/mɑrʃ/ an area of low, wet land, usually covered with tall grasses: [ C ]The marshes along the coast are home to many shorebirds. marshyadjectiveus/ˈmɑr·ʃi/ marshy ground Examples of marshmarsh Under his direction, marshes were drained, a hospital founded, courts of judicature set up, and an assembly of landowners convened to regulate local taxes and other sources of revenue. We have lovely names and fine countryside: wild fells and river valleys, wild places, wildlife and cityscapes, rich farmland, marshes and the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must also consider the mangroves and the salt marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The marshes that surround my constituency are constantly threatened by developers' plans—road plans, for instance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Early reports that up to 500,000 people are sheltering in the marshes are probably wrong, but there are many people there—perhaps between 30,000 and 100,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there much to lead them to build new houses, to establish new industries, drain more marshes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have brought back tapes, photographs and videos taken at great risk of life and limb by people deep inside the heart of the marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Coursing used to take place in the fields and on the marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I saw a kingfisher, in all its beauty, moving about over the rivers and marshes and lakes by my home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we are on an island between marshes and the river and on a site which has been a palace for 1,000 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They drained marshes, irrigated desert land, and developed the country, large parts of which had been allowed to go to waste. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have other details which have come straight from those still in the marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposed areas consist of a series of estuaries with extensive mudflats and associated salt marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most obvious aspect of coastal losses on many estuaries is erosion of salt marshes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The marshes in my area could be at risk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of marsh These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withmarshmarshThese are words often used in combination with marsh. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. brackish marsh The principal habitats here are brackishmarsh, saltwater marsh and freshwater marsh. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. coastal marsh One possible origin for such plant remains would be coastalmarsh, mangrove-like vegetation. freshwater marsh Research resulted ultimately in development of a sense of place, and 'my' tidal freshwater marsh became a focus of educational activities beyond the classroom. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with marsh |
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