overgrown

• 形容某物因过度生长而变得过大，或被植物、杂草等不受控制地覆盖。

Describes something that has grown too large or has become covered with plants or vegetation in an uncontrolled way.

1. B1formal

   Covered with plants that have grown too large or thick, often in an uncontrolled way.

   杂草丛生的

   • The garden was overgrown with weeds and ivy.
   • They walked along an overgrown path in the forest.
   • The old house had an overgrown yard full of wildflowers.

   同义词chokeddensejunglyoverrunranktangledthickweedywild

   反义词bareclearopen

2. Abundant unwanted vegetationB1formal

   Filled with an excessive amount of unwanted plants or vegetation.

   杂草丛生的

   • The abandoned lot became overgrown with brambles.
   • The fence was hidden behind an overgrown hedge.
   • The park's overgrown bushes needed trimming.

   同义词junglyoverrunranktangleduncultivatedweedy

   反义词bareclearclearedcultivatedtrimmed

• 动词，表示某物被植物过度覆盖、长满杂草，或植物生长蔓延到超出正常范围；也可指事物被某种东西（如藤蔓、苔藓等）逐渐覆盖。

A verb used to indicate the act of growing over or covering something, often excessively, with vegetation or other growth.

不规则动词

1. Grow too largeB2formal

   To grow excessively or beyond a normal or desired size.

   过度生长

   • The ivy began to overgrow the garden wall.
   • If you don't prune it, the bush will overgrow the pathway.
   • The weeds quickly overgrew the abandoned lot.

   同义词hypertrophyoutgrow

2. Become overgrownB2formal

   To become covered with plants or vegetation that has grown too much.

   长满

   • The old ruins had overgrown with moss and vines.
   • The garden overgrew after months of neglect.
   • The path was overgrown with thick brambles.

3. Grow beyond or acrossC1formal

   To spread or extend beyond a boundary or across a surface.

   蔓延生长

   • The roots of the tree overgrew the foundation of the house.
   • The climbing rose overgrew the entire trellis.
   • The fungus overgrew the petri dish in the lab.

   同义词coverenvelopoverrunoverspreadspread over