weeds
英[wi?dz]
美
- n. 野草（weed的復(fù)數(shù)形式）；喪服；（悼念用的）黑紗
- v. 清除（weed的第三人稱單數(shù)形式）；除去雜草；除去無用的東西
中文詞源
weeds 衣服
詞源同wattle,編織，引申詞義衣服。多用于短語widow’s weeds.
英文詞源
- weeds (n.)
- "garments" (now surviving, if at all, in widow's weeds), plural of archaic weed, from Old English w?d, w?de "robe, dress, apparel, garment, clothing," from Proto-Germanic *wedo (cognates: Old Saxon wadi, Old Frisian wede "garment," Old Norse vae "cloth, texture," Old High German wat "garment"), probably from PIE *wedh-, extended form of root *au- (3) "to weave." Archaic since early 19c.
雙語例句
- 1. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.
- 經(jīng)過反復(fù)施用除草劑，雜草得以徹底根除。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds.
- 我們匆匆往前走，來到一個(gè)野草叢生的院子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Weeds are an index to the character of the soil.
- 雜草是反映土壤特征的一個(gè)指標(biāo)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Weeds had swallowed up the garden.
- 花園里雜草叢生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish.
- 如果不加以遏制，雜草就會瘋長。
來自柯林斯例句