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overgrow/əʊvəˈɡrəʊ/v. tr. (past -grew; past part. -grown) 1 (as 作 overgrown adj. /əʊvəˈɡrəʊn, ˈəʊvəɡrəʊn/)a abnormally large in stature 身材长得过高(的);身体长得过快(的) a great overgrown child 一个身体长得过快的孩子 b wild; grown over with vegetation 荒芜(的);长满植被(的) an overgrown pond 杂草丛生的池塘 2 grow over, overspread, esp. so as to choke 蔓延过度(以致阻塞) nettles have overgrown the pathway 荨麻蔓延到小路上 3 archaic grow too big for (one's strength etc.) [古义]生长过度 □ overgrowth n. |