marsh 沼澤；濕地

Definition

the ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet

adj. marshy

Synonyms

swamp, moss, bog, marshland

Example

1. The land is colonized by various types of marsh vegetation.
2. At low tide in the estuary, cows graze on the marshes.
3. The crane lives in marshy habitats.

Collocations

1.coastal / salt/salt water marsh

2.grass/plant / bird marsh

3.in a/​the marsh, on a/​the marsh

4.drain marsh

Words Comparision

1. marsh: an area of low flat ground that is always wet and soft, that often has grasses or reeds growing in it but no trees
2. swamp: land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water, that often has trees growing in it
3. wetland: an area of land that is partly covered with water, and that has grasses and other plants growing in it — often used about areas that are important to birds or wildlife
4. fen: a large area of low flat wetland — used especially about the area of this type of land