Word · Frequency #18577
overgrown
长得太大；长得过大
overgrown is the past participle of overgrow (irregular).
grow too large
- 1.
To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.
生长超出边界或容器,或超过适当大小。
- 2.
To grow over; (of one thing) to cause (a second thing) to become overgrown (with or by the first thing).
生长覆盖；使(某物)被(另一物)长满。
杂草丛生；长满杂草；蔓延覆盖；在…上长满；生长超出边界或容器,或超过适当大小。；生长覆盖；使(某物)被(另一物)长满。；在...上长满
In use
The ivy has overgrown the entire wall, hiding the old bricks.
In just one summer, the weeds overgrew the path so completely that we could not find it.
If we don't cut the bushes regularly, they will overgrow the front gate.
overgrow sth
及物用法可表示“在…上长满”，也可表示“长得太大而不适合…”。
Roses have overgrown the old wall.
蔷薇长满了那堵旧墙。
be overgrown with sth
被动式常用，强调某物被植物覆盖。
The abandoned garden was overgrown with weeds.
那座废弃的花园长满了杂草。
overgrow (vi)
不及物用法表示植物长得过大或过于茂盛。
Connections
Collocations
- be overgrown with
- 长满（草、植物等）
- The abandoned garden is overgrown with weeds.那座废弃的花园长满了杂草。
- become overgrown
- 变得杂草丛生
- The playground became overgrown after it closed.操场关闭后变得杂草丛生。
- overgrow the path
- 长满小路；使小路杂草丛生
- The shrubs have overgrown the path.灌木丛已长满了小路。
- overgrow its bounds
- 长得超出界限；蔓延到界限之外
- The bamboo overgrew its bounds and invaded the neighbor's yard.竹子长得超出了界限，侵入了邻居的院子。
Synonyms
- overrun
- 蔓延；泛滥 · 强调快速、大面积地蔓延，常含破坏或失控的意味；对象不限于植物，也可指人群、海洋等。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 overgrow 拆成 over(超过)+grow(生长)：野草长得太过头，把路都盖住了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing vegetation covering surfaces、describing someone or something too large for a space/garment 这里指及物用法（vt），多用于书面或叙事语境，如描写植物长满覆盖某物，或指人长得太大不再适合原有东西；口语中更常说 be overgrown with 或 grow too big。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 overgrow 的 -grow 部分押韵：grow, throw, flow, slow, know, though（都读 /əʊ/）。注意拼写以 -ow 结尾的 now /naʊ/ 和 how /haʊ/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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