weed
US: /ˈwid/
UK: /wˈiːd/
UK: /wˈiːd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
weed /wi:d/
- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cỏ dại
- (the weed) thuốc lá
- ngựa còm; người gầy yếu mnh khnh
- ngoại động từ
- giẫy cỏ, nhổ cỏ
- to weed out
- loại bỏ, loại trừ (những cái xấu, kém phẩm chất)
- to weed out the herd: loại bỏ những con xấu trong đàn vật nuôi
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops or garden plants: The yard was overgrown with weeds.
2 [U] any wild plant without flowers that grows in water and forms a green floating mass
3 (the weed) [sing.] (humorous) tobacco or cigarettes: I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking).
4 [U] (informal) the drug CANNABIS
5 [C] (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person with a weak character or body: Don't be such a weed!
+ verb
to take out weeds from the ground: [VN] I've been weeding the flower beds. [also V]
Phrasal Verbs: weed sth/sb<->out to remove or get rid of people or things from a group because they are not wanted or are less good than the rest: Most applicants get weeded out before the interview stage.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
annual, perennial | aquatic, pond, water
VERB + WEED
kill | clear, pull up, remove | control, keep down, keep under control
Routine maintenance of the garden consists of keeping weeds under control.
VERB + WEED
grow, spread | push up, spring up
There were weeds pushing up through the gravel.
WEED + NOUN
control | killer
(also
weedkiller
)
| growth | seed, seedling
Concise English dictionary
weeds|weeded|weedingwɪːd
noun
+any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
+a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
+street names for marijuana
verb
+clear of weeds
