overgrow

.әuvә'grәu

v. grow too large
v. become overgrown
v. grow beyond or across

vt. 在...上长满, 长得太大使...不适用
vi. 长满, 长得过大

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overgrow 由前缀 over-（表示超过、过度）和动词 grow（生长）组成，意思是“生长过度”或“过度生长”。

例句

1. The plants in the garden tend to overgrow if not trimmed regularly.

如果不定期修剪，花园里的植物往往会过度生长。

2. After a few months of neglect, the lawn began to overgrow with weeds.

几个月的疏于照料后，草坪开始被杂草覆盖。

3. If you leave the vegetables in the ground too long, they might overgrow and become inedible.

如果你把蔬菜留在土里太久，它们可能会过度生长，变得不可食用。