overgrowth
/ˈəʊvəɡrəʊθ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərɡrəʊθ/ (ame, ipa)
overgrowth — 名詞
1. a mass of plants or other living things that has spread so thickly that it cover
草木叢生
植物長得太密，蓋住周圍空間
a mass of plants or other living things that has spread so thickly that it covers an area or starts getting in the way
Padma cut back the overgrowth that had swallowed the path to the pond.
Padma 修剪掉那片蔓過池塘小路的草木。
cut back the overgrowth
A thick overgrowth of ivy hid the old gate behind the school.
一大片常春藤蔓生，遮住了學校後方的舊鐵門。
an overgrowth of + ivy
After months of rain, overgrowth covered the steps leading up to the shrine.
連月大雨後，通往神社的階梯被草木叢生蓋住了。
The ranger warned us that the overgrowth near the fence could hide snakes.
管理員提醒我們，圍欄旁草木叢生的地方可能藏著蛇。
Workers cleared the overgrowth from the canal before the storm season began.
工人在暴風季來臨前，先把運河邊叢生的草木清掉。
- undergrowth
usually names low plants growing under trees, not any excessive spread
- thicket
stresses a dense group of bushes or small trees rather than uncontrolled spread in general
- weed growth
more specific to unwanted weeds and sounds less general than 'overgrowth'
- cleared ground
an area where thick plant growth has been removed
- open path
stresses that nothing has grown across the route
文法句型
an overgrowth of + plants/ivy/weeds
overgrowth on/near + area or surface
用法筆記
Usually refers to plants, roots, or similar living material that has spread beyond what people can easily manage. Common with verbs such as 'cut back', 'clear', and 'remove'.