bog

UK:  [bɒg]

US:  [bɒg]

复数：bogs  

n.

1.沼泽,泥塘,潮湿地带,沼泽地带

2.〔英口〕户外厕所

v.

1.(使)陷入沼泽,(使)沉入泥中

2.停滞不前;受到阻碍

1 . When he had entered the brotherhood he had felt like a man who confidently puts his foot down on the smooth surface of a bog.
当他着手参与共济会的活动的时候，他怀着那样一种感觉，就像某人信赖地把一只脚踩在泥沼地的平坦的表面似的。

2 . There was a bright little brookthat ran into a bog at the foot of a very steep bank.
一条粼粼的小溪流进陡峭的河滩脚下的泥塘里。

3 . Be prepared to use an alternate approach if the one you've chosen seems to bog down.
为你的演讲准备一个备用方式，以备目前的方法出问题。

4 . Instead, I could go for a bog-standard analyst position with a bank, with longer hours, but increase my salary by at least 50 per cent.
相反，我可以在银行找一份初级分析师的工作，工作时间可能会加长，但薪水至少能提高50%。

5 . One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog.
一天，当设法维持生活为他的家庭时，他听见了求救来自附近的沼泽的。