waterlogged

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wa·ter·logged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ adjectiveadj

1 WETa waterlogged area of land is flooded with water and cannot be used 〔地方〕水浸的，水澇的

waterlogged ground/soil

Heavy rain meant the pitch was waterlogged.

大雨意味着球場浸水。

► see thesaurus at wet

2. TTWa waterlogged boat is full of water and may sink 〔船〕灌滿水〔將沉〕的

—waterlogging noun [uncountableU]

The race was cancelled due to waterlogging.

由於場地浸水，比賽被取消了。

Examples from the Corpus

waterlogged• The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged.• The pits have become lakes and the land around them is damp or waterlogged.• You can plant the seeds anytime, as long as the soil is not frozen or waterlogged.• Above this the soil has become waterlogged.• Large tracts of land will be waterlogged and rendered saline, and innumerable species of wildlife destroyed for ever.• It will be free-draining so that it is never waterlogged and will be well aerated.• The National Guard went in yesterday to help waterlogged communities in Louisiana.• I forgot my wetness, my dripping jeans, the soggy waterlogged ground.• Most of the apparent paths led into long waterlogged hollows.• The same was found to apply to pellets in waterlogged or permanently wet conditions.• Engineers were to begin Monday an attempt to dry out the waterlogged San Pedro mountain by drilling two 300-foot-deep wells.

waterlogged ground/soil• All the others ties were postponed because of waterlogged grounds.• Dead plants can not rot properly in the waterlogged soil.• I forgot my wetness, my dripping jeans, the soggy waterlogged ground.• However, in some localities, such as below the water table and in waterlogged soils, reducing conditions can prevail.• The limiting factor for early planting is more often waterlogged soil than cold temperatures.

Origin waterlogged

(1700-1800) water + log “to cause to become like a log” ((17-20 centuries))

wa·ter·logged adjectiveadj

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 19537 COCA: 20786

waterlogged

Words used to describe soil and soil quality: alluvial, boggy, chalky...

Wet to the touch or looking wet: wet, damp, soaked...

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