- [countable]
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops or garden plants 杂草，野草（尤指庄稼或花园中的） The yard was overgrown with weeds. 这座庭院杂草丛生。 Routine maintenance of the garden consists of keeping weeds under control. 花园的日常维护包括控制杂草数量。 There were weeds pushing up through the gravel. 杂草从砾石缝中长出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- perennial
- aquatic
- …
- kill
- clear
- get rid of
- …
- grow
- spread
- spring up
- …
- control
- killer
- trimmer
- …
- [uncountable]
any wild plant without flowers that grows in water and forms a green floating mass 水草 - the weed[singular] (humorous)
tobacco or cigarettes 烟草；烟叶；香烟；烟卷 I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking). 但愿我能把烟戒掉。
- [uncountable] (informal)
the drug cannabis 大麻烟 - [countable] (British English, informal, disapproving)
a person with a weak character or body 懦弱的人；体弱的人 Don’t be such a weed! 别这么懦弱！
Word OriginOld English wēod (noun), wēodian (verb), of unknown origin; related to Dutch wieden (verb).
Idioms
in the weeds (North American English, informal)
with more problems, work or commitments than you can manage 杂草： 问题，工作或承诺超出您的管理能力The bartender was alone and in the weeds, so we had to wait twenty minutes to order. 酒保一个人在草丛里，所以我们要等二十分钟才能点菜。
too concerned with the details of something 烟草；烟叶；香烟；烟卷 I don't want to get too deep in the weeds here, but here's the short version:… 我不想在杂草中陷得太深，但这里有一个简短的版本:…