bog

/bɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbäg ˈbȯg/ (ame, mw)

bog — 名詞

  • bogsingular
  • bogsplural

1. very wet, soft land where water collects and dead plants build up under the surf

1.名詞C1
釋義

泥炭沼澤

積滿腐植物與水的濕軟地帶

very wet, soft land where water collects and dead plants build up under the surface

例句

Kenji nearly lost his boot in the bog beside the forest path.

Kenji 差點把靴子掉進森林小徑旁的泥炭沼澤裡。

collocation: lose a boot in a bog

Dewi warned the hikers not to cross the bog after heavy rain.

Dewi 警告那些健行者，大雨後不要穿越那片沼澤地。

同義詞
  • swamp

    A swamp often has more open water or trees than a bog.

  • marsh

    A marsh is usually grassier and less peaty than a bog.

  • mire

    Mire often suggests muddy ground and is also common in figurative use.

文法句型

a/the + bog

cross + a bog

get stuck in + a bog

用法筆記

Often used for a natural area of wet ground that is hard to walk across. In everyday descriptions, it suggests soft land that can trap boots or wheels.

2. a toilet, especially in informal British speech

2.名詞C2
釋義

廁所

英式口語說的洗手間

a toilet, especially in informal British speech

例句

Sofia asked the waiter where the bog was before the train left.

Sofia 在火車開走前問服務生廁所在哪裡。

informal British word for a toilet

The pub's sign pointed customers to the bog at the back.

那家酒吧的指示牌把客人引到後面的廁所去。

同義詞
  • loo

    Also informal British, but more common and less rough than bog.

  • toilet

    The neutral standard word.

  • lavatory

    More formal and old-fashioned than bog.

文法句型

the bog

go to the bog

用法筆記

This sense is mainly British and casual. It suits speech, jokes, or very informal writing rather than polite public signs.

bog — 動詞