weeds

IPA/wiːd/
KK[wˈidz]IPA/wiːd/

weeds — 名詞

  • weedssingular
  • weedsesplural

1. Plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in a garden, lawn, or fa

1.名詞B1
釋義

雜草

在花園、農田裡不受歡迎的野生植物

Plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in a garden, lawn, or farm field. Weeds spread quickly and compete with the crops or flowers that are being cared for.

例句

Selim spent the whole Saturday morning pulling weeds from his vegetable garden.

Selim 整個週六早上都在菜園裡拔雜草。

pull weeds from + [location]

The abandoned lot behind the school was completely overgrown with tall weeds and thorny bushes.

學校後面那塊廢棄的空地長滿了高高的雜草和帶刺的灌木。

overgrown with weeds

同義詞
  • wild plants

    neutral term without the negative meaning of 'weeds'

  • undergrowth

    describes bushes and smaller plants growing thickly, not necessarily unwanted

反義詞
  • crops

    plants grown intentionally for food or use

  • flowers

    plants grown intentionally for their beauty

文法句型

plural: weeds

countable: a weed, the weeds

用法筆記

The singular form 'a weed' refers to one such plant; 'weeds' is the usual plural.

常見錯誤

❌The grass in my lawn is full of weed.
✅The grass in my lawn is full of weeds.
💡When talking about unwanted plants generally, use the plural form 'weeds.'
❌Don't forget to weed the garden' (when you mean pull out individual unwanted plants).
✅Don't forget to pull the weeds from the garden.
💡'Weed' as a verb means the whole activity; 'pull weeds' focuses on the plants themselves.

2. An informal word for the cannabis plant, especially its dried leaves and flowers

2.名詞B2
釋義

大麻

大麻的俗稱

An informal word for the cannabis plant, especially its dried leaves and flowers that people smoke or eat for their relaxing effects.

例句

Joshua could smell weed burning as he walked past the open window of the old house.

Joshua 走過那棟老房子敞開的窗戶時，聞到了燃燒大麻的味道。

smell weed / smell of weed

Heloísa warned her younger brother that smoking weed could get him into trouble at school.

Heloísa 警告弟弟，抽大麻可能會讓他在學校惹上麻煩。

informal: smoking weed

同義詞
  • marijuana

    the standard general term; 'weed' is more informal

  • grass

    another informal slang term, especially common in British English

  • cannabis

    the formal, scientific name for the plant

文法句型

uncountable: weed

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1 ('unwanted plants'), this sense is uncountable: use 'weed' with a singular verb, e.g. 'Weed is illegal in many places.' Avoid using this meaning in formal or academic writing.

常見錯誤

❌There are weeds in my garden' (meaning cannabis).
✅There are weeds in my garden' (meaning unwanted plants).
💡Context is key; the cannabis sense almost always appears with verbs like 'smoke,' 'sell,' or 'grow' in a non-gardening setting.

3. An older, informal word for tobacco or tobacco products such as cigarettes, ciga

3.名詞C1
釋義

菸草

菸草或香菸的俗稱

An older, informal word for tobacco or tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco.

例句

Grandpa sat on the porch slowly rolling weed into a thin cigarette with his yellowed fingers.

爺爺坐在門廊上，用發黃的手指慢慢地將菸草捲成一根細長的香菸。

dated slang: roll weed into a cigarette

Beatrix opened the old tin box and the strong smell of weed and dusty paper hit her nose.

Beatrix 打開那個舊鐵盒，濃烈的菸草味和陳舊紙張的氣味撲鼻而來。

同義詞
  • tobacco

    the neutral, modern term for the plant and its products

  • cigarettes

    the most common tobacco product; 'weeds' is broader though less precise

文法句型

uncountable: weed

用法筆記

This sense is now dated. It appears mainly in older books, movies, and rural speech. Modern readers are more likely to understand 'weeds' as cannabis (sense 2) than as tobacco.

常見錯誤

❌Do you have any weeds I could smoke?' (meaning tobacco).
✅Do you have any tobacco / a cigarette?
💡Using 'weeds' for tobacco may confuse younger speakers, who will understand it as cannabis.

4. A person who is very thin, physically weak, or has a weak character that lets ot

4.名詞C1
釋義

瘦弱者

身材瘦弱或性格軟弱的人

A person who is very thin, physically weak, or has a weak character that lets others influence them too easily.

例句

Faisal called the new kid a weed because he was so thin and could barely lift a box.

Faisal 叫那個新來的孩子瘦竹竿，因為他太瘦了，連一個箱子都搬不動。

insult: call [someone] a weed

Stefan was a bit of a weed as a teenager, but he started weight training and grew much stronger.

Stefan 十幾歲的時候有點瘦弱，但他開始重量訓練後就壯多了。

同義詞
  • weakling

    more direct insult for a physically or morally weak person

  • pushover

    focuses on weak character, not physical build

反義詞
  • strongman

    a very strong person, opposite of a physically weak weed

文法句型

countable: a weed (singular), weeds (plural)

用法筆記

Used as an insult or a mildly unkind observation. It can refer to physical thinness or, less commonly, to a timid personality. This sense is less common in modern speech than the plant-related senses.

常見錯誤

❌That plant is a weed' (meaning a weak plant).
✅That plant is weak' or 'That plant is a weed' (only if it is an unwanted wild plant).
💡The 'weak person' sense applies only to people, not to plants.

weeds — 動詞