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overgrown

adjective
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɡrəʊn/
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  1. (of gardens, etc.花园等) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled植物蔓生的；杂草丛生的
    • an overgrown path长满野草的小径
    • The path was completely overgrown.路上杂草丛生。
    • overgrown with something The garden's completely overgrown with weeds.花园里长满了杂草。🔊🔊
    • The canal bank was thickly overgrown with last year’s brambles.运河河畔密密麻麻地长满了去年的黑莓。
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  2. (often disapproving) that has grown too large发展过快的；长得过大的
    • an overgrown village膨胀过大的村庄
    • They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children).他俩的举动就像一对大孩子。🔊🔊