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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。
过度生长；繁茂
overgrowths — plural of overgrowth
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过度生长；繁茂
a thick, abundant growth that covers something else, especially plants
The overgrowth of weeds made the path impassable.
杂草的过度生长使小路无法通行。
常指草木等大量生长并覆盖住其他物体
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
The garden was full of overgrowth after the rainy season.
雨季过后，花园里到处都是疯长的草木。
The thick overgrowth of bushes made the path hard to find.
灌木丛长得太密，让人很难找到那条小路。
The doctor said the overgrowth in his knee needed surgery.
医生说他的膝盖里的组织增生需要做手术。
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。
用 on 强调生长在一物表面之上。
The overgrowth on the rocks was slippery.
岩石上的蔓生植物很滑。
医学术语，指组织或细菌的异常增生。
The scan revealed an overgrowth of tissue in the thyroid.
扫描显示甲状腺内有组织增生。
Not this
The plants overgrowth quickly in the rainy season.
Use this
The plants overgrow quickly in the rainy season.
overgrowth 是名词，表示“过度生长”这一状态；表示“长得过快”这一动作时需用动词 overgrow。错误句把名词误作动词使用。
Not this
The path is overgrowth with weeds.
Use this
The path is overgrown with weeds.
be 动词后需要形容词或过去分词作表语，overgrown（杂草丛生的）才是正确形式，而 overgrowth 是名词，不能直接放在 be 动词后描述状态。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
过度生长综合征
Children with overgrowth syndrome often require regular monitoring.
患有过度生长综合征的儿童通常需要定期监测。
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over(超过)+growth(生长)，想象藤蔓疯长漫过围墙，便是过度繁茂。
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。
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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