释义 |
overgrowno‧ver‧grown /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn◂/ adjective  - An overgrown hedge divided the two properties.
- But if she had to liken him to anything it would be an overgrown teddy bear in determined pursuit of his honey.
- He threw everything out, clothes, shoes, old wellingtons, burrowing underneath all the mess like an overgrown mole.
- He wasn't a man, only a big, overgrown boy, and he looked quite crazy and terrifying.
- Inside the grounds the path continued, curving up between the overgrown rhododendrons in the direction of the house.
- It backed on to a big grey building like an overgrown garden shed, with no windows.
- It was utterly quiet, save for vague rustlings in the overgrown grasses.
- The stone walls, what remained of them, were weather-beaten but untouched by overgrown weeds.
► Gardeningallotment, nounannual, nounarbour, nounaspidistra, nounbackyard, nounbarrow, nounbed, nounbillhook, nounbirdbath, nounblackcurrant, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbonemeal, nounborder, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nouncamellia, nouncane, nouncarnation, nounchrysanthemum, nounclematis, nounclimber, nouncloche, nouncompost, nouncompost, verbconifer, nounconservatory, nouncornflower, nouncrazy paving, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, nouncutting, noundaffodil, noundahlia, nounedge, verbfertilizer, nounfish meal, nounflower, verbflowerbed, nounflowerpot, nounfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfork, nounfork, verbfoxglove, nounframe, noungarden, noungarden, verbgarden centre, noungardener, noungardenia, noungazebo, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbgladiolus, nounglasshouse, noungnome, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrass, noungreenfly, noungreenhouse, noungrowbag, nounGrowbag, nounhardware, nounhardy, adjectivehardy perennial, nounheavy, adjectivehedge, nounheliotrope, nounherbaceous border, nounherbicide, nounhibiscus, nounhoe, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorticulture, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhothouse, nounhouseplant, nounhumus, nounhyacinth, nouninsecticide, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounkitchen garden, nounlandscape, verblandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlawn, nounlawn mower, nounlift, verblilac, nounlily of the valley, nounlop, verblush, adjectivemanicured, adjectivemanure, nounmorning glory, nounmow, verbmower, nounmuck, nounmulch, nounmulch, verbnarcissus, nounnursery, nounnurseryman, nounorangery, nounorganic, adjectiveovergrown, adjectiveox-eye, nounpack, verbparterre, nounpatch, nounpeat, nounpeony, nounpergola, nounpesticide, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounpink, nounplant, verbplanter, nounplot, nounpoinsettia, nounpot, nounpot, verbpot plant, nounpotted, adjectivepotting shed, nounpropagate, verbpropagator, nounprune, verbrake, nounrake, verbrank, adjectiverockery, nounrock garden, nounrose, nounscion, nounsecateurs, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounset, nounshears, nounsickle, nounsnapdragon, nounsod, nounsoil, nounsow, verbspade, nounsprinkler, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nountopdressing, nountopiary, nountrain, verbtransplant, verbtrellis, nountrimmer, nountrowel, nounturf, nounturf, verbuproot, verbvegetable, nounwater butt, nounwatering can, nounweed, verbweedkiller, nounweedy, adjectivewheelbarrow, nounwindow box, nounwisteria, nounyard, noun ► overgrown garden (=covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way)· The garden is getting rather overgrown. NOUN► garden· After viewing the outside and the wild, overgrown garden, they decided to explore the crumbling interior.· It backed on to a big grey building like an overgrown garden shed, with no windows.· He carried the dead toad into the overgrown garden. ► schoolboy· Eddie is an overgrown schoolboy with a penchant for pulling fleshy faces. ► overgrown schoolboy/child- Eddie is an overgrown schoolboy with a penchant for pulling fleshy faces.
noungrowergrowthundergrowthoutgrowthovergrowthadjectivegrowinggrownovergrownverbgrowoutgrow 1covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled wayovergrown with The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back.2when grass or plants are overgrown, they have grown in an uncontrolled way: a lawn with overgrown grass3overgrown schoolboy/child an adult who behaves like a child – used to show disapproval: Stop acting like an overgrown schoolboy. |