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swale

英：[sweɪl]

美： [swel]　
畅通词汇

swale 基本解释

vt. 放火烧；耗费

n. 沼泽地

vi. 烧焦；熔化

swale 英文词源

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.