o·ver·grown
adjective/ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/
/ˌəʊvərˈɡrəʊn/
- (of gardens, etc.) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled
植物蔓生的；杂草丛生的 - an overgrown path
长满野草的小径 - The path was completely overgrown.
路上杂草丛生。 - overgrown with something The garden's completely overgrown with weeds.
花园里长满了杂草。 - The canal bank was thickly overgrown with last year’s brambles.
运河河畔密密麻麻地长满了去年的黑莓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- an overgrown path
- (often disapproving) that has grown too large
过度发展的；长得过大的 - an overgrown village
膨胀过大的村庄 - They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children).
他俩的举动就像一对大孩子。
- an overgrown village