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wetlands

/wet-land/US // ˈwɛtˌlænd //UK // (ˈwɛtlənd) //

湿地,濕地,沼泽地,沼泽

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Often wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.

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Examples

  • Now dozens of its wild spawn roam the wetlands north of Bogota, the largest invasive species on the planet.

  • The change also would spare the island’s wetlands, she said.

  • The team found that species living in wetlands are doing well.

  • Check out the Everglades National Park video series on wetland habitats.

  • Some new wetlands haven’t worked as well as the wetlands they replaced.

  • The Canadian tar sand deposits exist under an area of forest and wetland the size of Florida.

  • Other, greener options, like wetland restoration or oyster reefs, could also help slow waves before they reach the city.

  • Wetland wildlife would get unhealthily wet, damaging unique ecosystems.

  • The area is a disturbed wetland, invaded by non-native melaleuca trees that have crowded out native flora and fauna.