overgrown
英 [əʊvə'grəʊn; 'əʊvəgrəʊn]
美[,ovɚ'ɡron]
- adj. 蔓生的；生长过快的
- v. 生长过度（overgrow的过去分词）
助记提示
1. over- "above normal" + grown.
中文词源
overgrown 杂草疯长的
over-,超过，过度，grown,生长的。引申词义杂草疯长的。
英文词源
- overgrown (adj.)
- late 14c., "covered with growth," past participle adjective from overgrow "overspread with foliage" (Old English ofergrowan); see over- + grown, and compare Old English verb ofergrowan "to overgrow." Meaning "having grown too large" is attested from late 15c.
双语例句
- 1. As the equipment was unpacked, I led Lee around the overgrown garden.
- 取出设备后，我带着李在花草蔓生的花园里转了一圈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.
- 小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds.
- 我们匆匆往前走，来到一个野草丛生的院子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Daphne Farlow, at forty-five, still looked and spoke like an overgrown schoolgirl.
- 45岁的达芙妮·法洛外貌言谈都还像个稚气未脱的小女生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
- 铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。
来自柯林斯例句