"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.
雙語例句
1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets.
把那些絲狀水藻撈出來，墊在吊籃里。
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2. Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed.
兩年半以前我改邪歸正，不抽大麻了。
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3. His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed.
他的池塘里長滿了恣意蔓生的雜草。
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4. Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.
唯一的問題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.