weed

• vt. 除草；铲除
• n. 杂草，野草；菸草
• vi. 除草
• n. (Weed)人名；(英)威德

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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.

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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.

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