swamping
present participle ofswamp
| 单词 | swamping |
| 释义 | swamping present participle ofswamp swamp verb uk/swɒmp/us/swɑːmp/swampverb(COVER)[T] tocoveraplaceor thing with alargeamountofwater: Hightideshave swamped thecoast. Theboatwas swampedbyanenormouswave. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
swampverb(TOO MUCH/BIG)[Toften passive] If something swamps aperson,system, orplace, more of itarrivesthan can beeasilydealtwith: Foreigncarshave swamped the UKmarket. I'm swampedwithworkat themoment. Don'tletfeelingsofdepressionswamp you. [T]informal Ifclothesswamp you, they are much toobigfor you. Causing difficulties for oneself or others
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Style & appearance of clothes Big and quite big Examplesofswampingswamping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Moreover, these intellectuals expressed tremendous fear about the possibleswampingof the individual by the mass, of the unique by the universal. From theCambridge English Corpus For all our (practical) reasons are subject to the sameswampingby an invisible hinterland of remote effects. From theCambridge English Corpus On the adaptive value of reproductive synchrony as a predatorswampingstrategy. From theCambridge English Corpus The difficulty was the sheer size and ubiquity of that class, which meant that any franchise to which they could realistically aspire riskedswampingevery other interest. From theCambridge English Corpus Fast and frugal heuristics can reduce overfitting by ignoring the noise inherent in many cues and looking instead for the "swampingforces" reflected in the most important cues. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem appears to be almost universallyswampingpeople in coastal areas, which is shocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly we hear aboutswampingand immigration and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tobacco smuggling is, to borrow a phrase,swampingthis country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard his explanation for the use of the word "swamping". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These services have been literallyswampingour own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If you ask doctors and dentists in the health service these days how they feel, many will say that bureaucracy isswampingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not talking about aswampingaction but about a fairly small reduction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if output were to be increased, there would be the danger ofswampingfront-line squadrons with too many inexperienced pilots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Swampingconsumers with information does not help them. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The question ofswampingthe electorate should be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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