weed

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英 [wiːd] 美[wid]

释义

vt. 除草；铲除

n. 杂草，野草；菸草

vi. 除草

n. (Weed)人名；(英)威德

词态变化

复数: weeds;第三人称单数: weeds;过去式: weeded;过去分词: weeded;现在分词: weeding;

中文词源

weed 杂草

词源不详。

英文词源

weed (n.): "plant not valued for use or beauty," Old English weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from Proto-Germanic *weud- (cognates: Old Saxon wiod, East Frisian wiud), of unknown origin. Also applied to trees that grow abundantly. Meaning "tobacco" is from c. 1600; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s. The chemical weed-killer is attested by 1885.
weed (v.): "to clear the ground of weeds," late Old English weodian "to weed," from the source of weed (n.). Figurative use by c. 1400. Related: Weeded; weeding; weeder.

双语例句

1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets.: 把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。

2. Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed.: 两年半以前我改邪归正，不抽大麻了。

3. His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed.: 他的池塘里长满了恣意蔓生的杂草。

4. Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.: 唯一的问题就是大量水草阻塞了水道。

5. He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.: 他看见马尾藻在水中发出的磷光.

英英释意

1. any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

2. street names for marijuana

实用场景例句

The yard was overgrown with weeds.: 这座庭院杂草丛生。

I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking).: 但愿我能把烟戒掉。

I've been weeding the flower beds.: 我一直在除花坛里的杂草。

...a garden overgrown with weeds.: 长满杂草的园子

Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.: 唯一的问题就是大量水草阻塞了水道。

Caspar was weeding the garden...: 卡斯珀正在给花园除杂草。

Try not to walk on the flower beds when weeding or hoeing.: 拔草和锄地时尽量不要踩到花坛。

Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed.: 两年半以前我改邪归正，不抽大麻了。

As weed control: overlap the newspapers in a heavy mat in the garden as weed control.: 杂草控制: 重叠在了沉重的报纸垫在花园里的杂草控制.

Tomorrow I have to weed the garden.: 我明天得给花园除草.

She knelt down to pull a weed from the flower bed.: 她跪下来拔除花圃上的杂草.

Some fumigants are also active against nematodes, insects, and weed seeds.: 部分熏蒸剂对线虫、害虫和杂草种子也有活性.

The infant boy dropped a weed from his tiny hands and burst into frenzied weeping.: 小不点的小手里落下一棵野草,孩子突然号陶大哭起来.

Weed out traitors from the army.: 肃清军队中的汉奸分子.

Weed seed bank size was the largest under the organic system.: 有机栽培体系下杂草种子库最大.

The weed had twined itself round the branches.: 杂草盘绕着树枝.

They pulled up the weed by the root.: 他们把野草连根拔起.

Isn't it absurd to plant crops and not weed the fields?: 种庄稼不除草不是见鬼么 ?

You should weed the garden before supper.: 晚饭前你该把花园的草除掉.

First thing tomorrow I'll weed the garden.: 我明天一大早首先去除园内的杂草.

Weed out the uncommitted whiners and complainers early.: 尽早剔除那些抱怨叫苦者.

He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.: 他看见马尾藻在水中发出的磷光.

The gardener estimated that it would take him four hours to weed the garden.: 园丁估计他给花园除草需要四个小时.

The weed growth in farmland obviously depended on the active seed bank.: 农田杂草的生长明显地依赖于活动种子库.

Check out the chart below for general weed identification and elimination methods.: 那就查阅下面的普通杂草识别和除去方法.

I have tried painting the young shoots with weed poisoner, but this does not kill them off.: 我试过在小嫩芽上涂除草剂，但这并没有将它们除净。

Other benefits such as dole money could be frozen and there will be a huge push to weed out fiddlers.: 其他像失业救济金这样的补贴可能会被冻结，大家会努力把骗子清除掉。

考试真题

One mother said that before her daughter was involved in this project, she would not even pour a weed.

They also took terms in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot.

同义词辨析

grass, herb, weed

这些名词均含"草"之意。

grass：指一般的青草或牧草。

herb：指可供药用或生产食物调料用的草。

weed：指混在作物中的杂草或园中的野草。