bogging n. 沼泽土化
Bog \Bog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bogging}.]
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to
sink and stick, as in mud and mire.
At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the
slough of Lochend. --Sir W.
Scott.
- The process is bogging down in sheer complexity.
- The stock market made little progress Wednesday, bogging down after its sharp rise to record levels in the opening session of 1990.
- Iraq, in turn, has repeatedly accused Iran of bogging down peace talks.
- There's also the possible problem of bogging down his audience _ in what is, after all, a political battle _ with detail on technical subjects.
- A great department store from Paris is coming to New York _ one of the great stores of the world." The stock market showed some scattered losses in a drifting session today, bogging down after Friday's rally.