Word · Frequency #15532
Fully loadedovergrown
植被蔓生的；杂草丛生的
covered with plants that have grown wild
常与 with 连用，表示“长满……”
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Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
植物过于茂盛而破坏花园美观的。
生长过大的；发育过度的；植物过于茂盛而破坏花园美观的。；发育过度的；生长过大的；不合身的
In use
The old garden was so overgrown that we could barely see the path.
They pushed through an overgrown hedge to reach the abandoned house.
The overgrown grass in the backyard made it hard to play football.
be overgrown with [sth]
形容词/被动用法，表示某物表面被植物覆盖，常带有荒废或无人打理的含义。
The wall was overgrown with moss.
墙上长满了青苔。
overgrown [noun]
作定语修饰名词，形容草木长得过于茂密；也用于人或身体部位，表示“发育过度的”。
They followed an overgrown path into the woods.
他们沿着一条草木丛生的小路走进树林。
have overgrown [sth]
这是动词 overgrow 的现在完成时，overgrown 为过去分词；主语为植物，宾语为被覆盖的物体。
Connections
Collocations
- overgrown garden
- 杂草丛生的花园
- The house stood behind an overgrown garden.房子坐落在一个杂草丛生的花园后面。
- overgrown path
- 草木丛生的小路
- We followed an overgrown path through the woods.我们沿着一条草木丛生的小路穿过树林。
- overgrown lawn
- 杂草丛生的草坪
- The overgrown lawn needed mowing.这块杂草丛生的草坪需要修剪了。
- overgrown with ivy
- 爬满常春藤的
- The old wall was overgrown with ivy.那堵旧墙爬满了常春藤。
- overgrown vegetation
- 疯长的植被
- The path was hidden by overgrown vegetation.小路被疯长的植被遮住了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
over（超过）+ grown（长）＝长得超过了正常范围，想象野草疯长，盖过了整条小径。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述杂草丛生的花园或庭院、描述植物覆盖道路或建筑等 该词在表示“杂草丛生”时属于中性表达，正式与非正式场合都常用；日常生活多用于描述院子、小路等，书面语也可用于描写废墟或野外。通常不带强烈褒贬色彩。
Grammar Note
作形容词时用于人常含贬义；也是动词 overgrow 的过去分词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -own 结尾，读作 /oʊn/，与 overgrown 的词尾 grown /ɡroʊn/ 押韵。注意：brown、down、town、frown 等虽然也以 -own 结尾，但读 /aʊn/，发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.