weed

名词

UK/wiːd/
US/wiːd/

定义 weed 名词

plant(植物)

  1. C2Countable(可数名词)

    Any wild plant that grows in an unwanted location, especially in a garden or field, hindering the growth of cultivated plants.

    杂草

    • The garden is overrun with weeds; we need to clear them out.

      花园里杂草丛生;我们需要把它们清除掉。

    • The farmers are busy pulling out weeds from the field.

      农民们正忙着从田里拔除杂草。

    • The roots of these weeds run deep, making them difficult to eradicate completely.

      这些杂草的根扎得很深,很难完全根除。

  2. Uncountable(不可数名词)slang(俚语)

    Cannabis.

    大麻,大麻制品

    • They were arrested for possession of weed.

      他们因持有大麻而被逮捕。

    • He smokes a lot of weed.

      他抽很多大麻。

    • The use of weed remains illegal in some areas.

      在某些地区,使用大麻仍然是违法的。

  3. Uncountable(不可数名词)old-fashioned(过时)

    Tobacco.

    烟草;烟叶

    • Older generations used to refer to tobacco as weed.

      老一辈人过去常把烟草称为weed。

    • In that period, many people would grow their own tobacco as weed.

      在那个时期,许多人会自己种植烟草作为weed。

    • He was used to calling tobacco weed.

      他习惯把烟草称为weed。

person()

  1. Countable(可数名词)informal(非正式)

    A person who is physically thin and weak or who has a weak character.

    体弱的人;虚弱的人

    • He looks like a weed and couldn’t handle any physical work.

      他看起来像个瘦弱的人,根本无法从事体力工作。

    • Stop being a weed and toughen up.

      别再那么软弱了,坚强起来。

    • In competitive environments, weeds are easily eliminated.

      在竞争激烈的环境中,软弱的人很容易被淘汰。

动词

UK/wiːd/
US/wiːd/

定义 weed 动词

  1. Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)

    To remove unwanted wild plants from a place.

    除草

    • She spends time weeding her garden every weekend.

      她每个周末都会花时间为她的花园除草。

    • We need to weed these overgrown paths as soon as possible.

      我们需要尽快为这些杂草丛生的小路除草。

    • They are busy weeding the newly planted crops.

      他们正忙着为新种植的作物除草。

片语动词 weed

  • weed something/someone out

    to eliminate undesired items or individuals from a group

    去除;淘汰;清除

    The company is working to weed out some unqualified applicants.

    公司正在努力淘汰一些不合格的申请者。