overgrown

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. past participle of overgrow form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
  2. Having grown bigger without developing maturity or changing character. attributive,derogatory,mildly
    — He spends so much money on new technology: he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.

词形变化

more overgrown comparative most overgrown superlative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English grown
English overgrown
From over- + grown.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English grown
English overgrown
From over- + grown.
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