新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

weed

英  [wiːd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • weeds

    1[C 可数名词] 杂草

    A weed is a wild plant that grows in gardens or fields of crops and prevents the plants that you want from growing properly.

    双语例句

    例:

    With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.

    通过反复使用除草剂,杂草终于根除了。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • weed out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 剔除(无用的人和物)

    If you weed out things or people that are useless or unwanted in a group, you find them and get rid of them.

    近义词

    root out

    双语例句

    例:

    He is eager to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds.

    他急于剔除那些他认为可能是行骗的申请人。

    VERB. 动词
  • weeds , weeding , weeded

    1[I 不及物动词] 除草

    If you weed an area, you remove the weeds from it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Caspar was weeding the garden.

    卡斯帕正在花园里除草。

    例:

    Try not to walk on the flowerbeds while weeding.

    除草的时候尽量不要在花坛上走。