weed
英 [wiːd]
美 [wid]
- vt. 除草；铲除
- n. 杂草，野草；菸草
- vi. 除草
- n. (Weed)人名；(英)威德
weed 中文词源
weed 英文词源
- weed (n.)
- "plant not valued for use or beauty," Old English weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from Proto-Germanic *weud- (cognates: Old Saxon wiod, East Frisian wiud), of unknown origin. Also applied to trees that grow abundantly. Meaning "tobacco" is from c. 1600; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s. The chemical weed-killer is attested by 1885.
- weed (v.)
- "to clear the ground of weeds," late Old English weodian "to weed," from the source of weed (n.). Figurative use by c. 1400. Related: Weeded; weeding; weeder.
weed 双语例句
1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets. 把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed.
- 两年半以前我改邪归正，不抽大麻了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed.
- 他的池塘里长满了恣意蔓生的杂草。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.
- 唯一的问题就是大量水草阻塞了水道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.
- 他看见马尾藻在水中发出的磷光.
来自《简明英汉词典》