waterlogged
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wa·ter·logged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ adjective 1 WETa waterlogged area of land is flooded with water and cannot be used 〔地方〕水浸的，水涝的waterlogged ground/soil Heavy rain meant the pitch was waterlogged. 大雨意味着球场浸水。► see thesaurus at wet2. TTWa waterlogged boat is full of water and may sink 〔船〕灌满水〔将沉〕的 —waterlogging noun [uncountable] The race was cancelled due to waterlogging. 由于场地浸水，比赛被取消了。
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 adjectiveChineseSyllable
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waterlogged
wa‧ter‧logged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/
adjective
waterlogged ground/soil
Heavy rain meant the pitch was waterlogged.
2. a waterlogged boat is full of water and may sink
—waterlogging noun [uncountable]:
The race was cancelled due to waterlogging.
■ very wet
▪soaked [not before noun] very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes: It absolutely poured with rain and we got soaked. | His shirt was soaked with blood.
▪drenched [not before noun] very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them: Everyone got drenched when a huge wave hit the boat. | The garden was completely drenched after the rain.
▪saturated extremely wet, and unable to take in any more water or liquid: His bandage was saturated with blood. | The floods were the result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soil.
▪waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more: The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged.
▪sodden British English very wet with water – used about clothes and the ground. Sodden is less common than soaked: The ground was still sodden. | He took off his sodden shirt.
wa‧ter‧logged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/
adjective Date: 1700-1800
Origin: water + log 'to cause to become like a log' (17-20 centuries)
1. a waterlogged area of land is flooded with water and cannot be usedOrigin: water + log 'to cause to become like a log' (17-20 centuries)
waterlogged ground/soil
2. a waterlogged boat is full of water and may sink
—waterlogging noun [uncountable]:
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