weed
英[wi?d]
美[wid]
- vt. 除草；鏟除
- n. 雜草，野草；菸草
- vi. 除草
- n. (Weed)人名；(英)威德
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?weeds;第三人稱單數(shù):?weeds;過(guò)去式:?weeded;過(guò)去分詞:?weeded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?weeding;
中文詞源
weed 雜草
詞源不詳。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets.
- 把那些絲狀水藻撈出來(lái)，墊在吊籃里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed.
- 兩年半以前我改邪歸正，不抽大麻了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed.
- 他的池塘里長(zhǎng)滿了恣意蔓生的雜草。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.
- 唯一的問(wèn)題就是大量水草阻塞了水道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.
- 他看見馬尾藻在水中發(fā)出的磷光.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》