late 14c., "covered with growth," past participle adjective from overgrow "overspread with foliage" (Old English ofergrowan); see over- + grown, and compare Old English verb ofergrowan "to overgrow." Meaning "having grown too large" is attested from late 15c.
实用例句
1. 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。
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2. Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.
小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。
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3. 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。
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4. 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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5. The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
