bog
n
1 [C, U] (area of) wet spongy ground formed of decaying vegetation (地面为腐朽植物的)沼泽(地区): a peat bog 泥炭沼
Keep to the path parts of the moor are bog. 沿著这条小路走--荒野上多处是沼泽地.
2 [C] (Brit sl 俚) lavatory 厕所. bog, v (-gg-) (phr v) bog (sth) down (usu passive 通常用於被动语态)
(a) (cause sth to) sink into mud or wet ground (使某物)陷入泥沼
The tank (got) bogged down in the mud. 坦克陷入泥沼之中.
(b) (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) become stuck and unable to make progress (使某物)陷入困境不能前进
Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant detail. 我们的讨论纠缠在无关紧要的细节上.