Word · Frequency #27661
overgrowth
过度生长;繁茂
核心释义
常指草木等大量生长并覆盖住其他物体
a thick, abundant growth that covers something else, especially plants
- 1.
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
- 2.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
- 3.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
繁茂;蔓延;过度发育;增生;[医] 生长过度
用法In use
The garden was full of overgrowth after the rainy season.
用法提示:overgrowth 作名词,表示草木过度繁茂,在句中作宾语。
The thick overgrowth of bushes made the path hard to find.
用法提示:overgrowth 作名词,指灌木丛的过度生长,在句中作介词宾语。
The doctor said the overgrowth in his knee needed surgery.
用法提示:overgrowth 作名词,指身体组织的过度生长,在句中作宾语。
overgrowth of sth
常与 of 连用,表示某物过度生长,如植物或组织。
The overgrowth of weeds made the path impassable.
杂草的过度生长使小路无法通行。
overgrowth on sth
用 on 强调生长在一物表面之上。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bacterial overgrowth
- 细菌过度繁殖
- Antibiotics can cause bacterial overgrowth in the gut.抗生素可能导致肠道内细菌过度繁殖。
- overgrowth of vegetation
- 植被过度繁茂
- The overgrowth of vegetation hid the old path.植被过度繁茂,遮住了那条旧路。
- algal overgrowth
- 藻类过度生长
- Algal overgrowth can deplete oxygen in the water.藻类过度生长会耗尽水中的氧气。
- tissue overgrowth
- 组织增生
- The scan revealed abnormal tissue overgrowth in the patient's lungs.扫描显示患者肺部出现异常组织增生。
- overgrowth syndrome
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
over(超过)+growth(生长),想象藤蔓疯长漫过围墙,便是过度繁茂。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:医学或生物学描述、植物生态与园艺描述 overgrowth 表示“过度生长、繁茂”,多用于医学、生物学或植物生长等较正式或书面语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词 overgrowth 的重音在第一个音节,读作 /ˈəuvəgrəuθ/,因此下列词都不与整个词押韵。growth、undergrowth、regrowth 拼写和末尾读音 /ɡrəʊθ/ 与 overgrowth 的 -growth 相同;loath 与 growth 押韵(同含 /əʊθ/)。注意 moth、cloth 只是形似,读 /ɒθ/,与 overgrowth 的 /əʊθ/ 不同,切勿按拼写类推。
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