weed
英式音标[wid]
美式英标[wiːd]
基本解释
vt. 除草；铲除
n. 杂草，野草；菸草
vi. 除草
n. (Weed)人名；(英)威德
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.
实用例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
