sudd

sudd — 名詞

1. Thick masses of water plants, such as papyrus and reeds, that float on rivers in

1.名詞C2
釋義

漂浮植被

阻塞河道的漂浮水生植物

Thick masses of water plants, such as papyrus and reeds, that float on rivers in South Sudan and sometimes block the flow of water completely.

例句

The boat could not move forward because a wall of sudd blocked the entire river.

船無法前進，因為一整道漂浮植被完全堵住了河面。

sudd as physical barrier: 'wall of sudd'

Satellite images show large areas of sudd drifting slowly down the White Nile.

衛星影像顯示，大面積的漂浮植被正沿著白尼羅河緩緩漂移。

同義詞
  • vegetation mat

    A more general term for any floating layer of plants; sudd specifically refers to Nile-region masses.

  • plant blockage

    Describes the effect rather than the material; less precise than sudd.

反義詞
  • open water

    The condition that sudd prevents or replaces.

文法句型

sudd + verb (blocks / clogs / drifts)

用法筆記

Uncountable noun that refers to the plant matter as a collective mass, not individual plants. Frequently used with verbs of blocking or obstructing (clog, choke, block).

常見錯誤

❌There were many sudds floating in the river.
✅Large amounts of sudd were floating in the river.
💡Sudd is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural form.

2. A huge area of swamps and marshland in South Sudan, created where the White Nile

2.名詞C1
釋義

蘇德沼澤

南蘇丹的大片沼澤區

A huge area of swamps and marshland in South Sudan, created where the White Nile spreads out and is partly choked by thick floating plant growth.

例句

The Sudd covers an area larger than the entire country of Portugal.

蘇德沼澤的面積比整個葡萄牙還要大。

scale: 'covers an area larger than [country]'

Scientists study how the Sudd affects the flow of water to the lower Nile.

科學家正在研究蘇德沼澤如何影響下游尼羅河的水流量。

同義詞
  • swampland

    A general term for any area of swamps; the Sudd is a specific example.

  • marshland

    Similar to swampland but emphasises grassy rather than wooded wetlands.

  • wetland

    A broader ecological category that includes swamps, marshes, and bogs.

反義詞
  • desert

    The opposite of a wetland in terms of water availability.

  • dryland

    A general term for non-wetland areas.

文法句型

the Sudd + verb

用法筆記

Always capitalized as a place name. Usually preceded by the definite article (the Sudd). Distinguish from sense 1 (lowercase sudd), which refers to the vegetation itself rather than the geographic region.

常見錯誤

❌Sudd is a swamp in South Sudan.
✅The Sudd is a swamp region in South Sudan.
💡The geographical name always takes the definite article the.