weed
[wi:d] noun
PLANT 植物
countable
■any wild plant which grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely 杂草；野草
uncountable old-fashioned slang * cannabis
uncountable UK old-fashioned informal * tobacco
[wi:d] noun
PERSON 人
countable UK informal disapproving
■someone who is thin and physically weak or who is weak in character 瘦弱的人；懦弱的人•He looks like a real weed in those shorts.他穿着那条短裤看起来真的很瘦弱。
[wi:d] verb intransitive or transitive
■to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wanted 除草；为…除杂草•I've been weeding (the vegetable garden).我一直在（菜园子里）除草。
[wi:d] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] weed sth/sb out
■to get rid of unwanted things or people from a group 清除；剔除；淘汰•The first round of interviews only really serves to weed out the very weakest of applicants.第一轮面试实际上只是要淘汰那些实力最弱的申请者。 |