overgrow

/əʊ/ verb

To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.

Word Origin A straightforward compound: over 'above, across' + grow. When plants overgrow, they grow over something, covering it completely. The same over- prefix appears in overdo, overlook, overact — all about excess or covering.

verb To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.

The weeds began to overgrow the garden path.

(动词) 过度生长;疯长;生长过盛

杂草开始长满花园小径。

(verbo) crecer en exceso; desbordarse; invadir; proliferar [Crecer más allá de los propios límites o contención, o más allá del tamaño adecuado.]

Las malezas comenzaron a invadir el camino del jardín.

(verbe) envahir; déborder; proliférer [Croître au-delà de ses limites, de son contenant ou de sa taille normale.]

Les mauvaises herbes ont commencé à envahir le chemin du jardin.

(Verb) überwuchern; zu stark wachsen [Über die eigenen Grenzen oder die vorgesehene Größe hinauswachsen.]

Das Unkraut begann, den Gartenweg zu **overgrow**.

(動詞) 境界や適切な大きさを超えて成長する、伸びすぎる。

雑草が庭の小道にはみ出して伸び始めた。

(verbo) crescer excessivamente; crescer descontroladamente; transbordar [Crescer além dos próprios limites ou contenção, ou além do tamanho adequado.]

As ervas daninhas começaram a invadir o caminho do jardim.

verb To grow over; (of one thing) to cause (a second thing) to become overgrown (with or by the first thing).

Ivy will overgrow the old stone wall if not trimmed.

(动词) 蔓延覆盖;长满;丛生

如果不修剪,常春藤会爬满古老的石墙。

(verbo) cubrir de vegetación; tapizar; invadir [Crecer sobre; (de una cosa) causar que (una segunda cosa) quede cubierta de vegetación por la primera.]

La hiedra cubrirá el viejo muro de piedra si no se poda.

(verbe) recouvrir; envahir [Recouvrir en poussant ; en parlant d'une plante, finir par gagner et couvrir une autre chose.]

Le lierre recouvrira le vieux mur de pierre si on ne le taille pas.

(Verb) überwuchern; überziehen [Mit etwas überwuchert werden; (von einer Sache) eine andere mit sich selbst überwachsen lassen.]

Efeu wird die alte Steinmauer **overgrow**, wenn man ihn nicht zurückschneidet.

(動詞) 〜の上を覆うように生える、生い茂る。

剪定しなければ、ツタが古い石壁を覆うように生い茂るだろう。

(verbo) cobrir com vegetação; cobrir-se de vegetação; tomar conta de [Crescer sobre; (de uma coisa) causar que (uma segunda coisa) fique coberta de vegetação (com ou pela primeira coisa).]

A hera cobrirá o velho muro de pedra se não for podada.

Word parts: over + grow

Common collocations

be verb with prep of prep become verb garden subst have verb to prep in prep now adv so adv by prep grass subst

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