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Overgrown Looked Child 英[ˌəʊvəˈgrəʊn 美[ˌoʊvərˈgroʊn Adj.长得很快的;杂草丛生的;V.长满,长得超过,长得过大 Overgrow的过去分词 Adj Graded

单词 overgrown
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英[ˌəʊvəˈgrəʊn] 美[ˌoʊvərˈgroʊn]
解释
adj.长得很快的;杂草丛生的;v.长满,长得超过,长得过大( overgrow的过去分词);
例句

ADJ-GRADED
杂草丛生的;植被蔓生的
If a garden or other place is overgrown, it is covered with a lot of untidy plants because it has not been looked after.
例:We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds...我们匆匆往前走,来到一个野草丛生的院子。
例:As the equipment was unpacked, I led Lee around the overgrown garden.取出设备后,我带着李在花草蔓生的花园里转了一圈。

ADJ
(成年人)不成熟的,孩子气的
If you describe an adult as an overgrown child, you mean that their behaviour and attitudes are like those of a child, and that you dislike this.
例:...a bunch of overgrown kids...一帮大孩子
例:Daphne Farlow, at forty-five, still looked and spoke like an overgrown schoolgirl.45岁的达芙妮·法洛外貌言谈都还像个稚气未脱的小女生。
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