swale

英式音标：swale怎么读

美式音标：swale怎么读

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swale词义

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vt. 放火烧；耗费n. 沼泽地vi. 烧焦；熔化


swale英文词源

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swale (n.)
"low, hollow place, often boggy," 1580s, special use of Scottish swaill "low, hollow place," or East Anglian dialectal swale "shady place" (mid-15c.); both probably from Old Norse svalr "cool," from Proto-Germanic *swalaz. A local word in England, in U.S. given broad application, especially to the lower tracts of the prairie and recently to landscaping features in suburban developments.