英语词汇“weeding”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

VERB TABLE

weed

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	weed
	he, she, it	weeds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	weeded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have weeded
	he, she, it	has weeded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had weeded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will weed
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have weeded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am weeding
	he, she, it	is weeding
	you, we, they	are weeding
Past	I, he, she, it	was weeding
	you, we, they	were weeding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been weeding
	he, she, it	has been weeding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been weeding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be weeding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been weeding

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Among those prickly areas: the use of technology and the process for weeding books and periodicals from the system.
Deceased family and friends are honored as their graves are cleaned, weeded, refurbished and painted by family and friends.
In particular, men assist more with ploughing as well as with sowing, weeding and harvesting.
Suburban communities swiftly expel sleazy politicians and weed out corrupt practices.
The idea is that recruits from the towns will weed the crops.
The turnover of wild individuals in an established population is a drastic weeding out of animals that are either unfit or unlucky.
The women polish the furniture, scrub the kitchen and weed the flowerbeds while Mrs McCormick is gone.

Longman Language Activatorto get rid of someone because you do not like or need them any more► get rid of

· New police chief Brody promised to get rid of the city's drug dealers.· The company announced that it will get rid of another 500 workers by the end of the year.· One of the administration's first tasks will be to get rid of many of the officials appointed by the previous president.

► purge

if the leaders of a political organization purge a group of people from that organization, they get rid of them because they have political views that they strongly disagree with: · Many radicals were purged from the party in the early seventies.· In the North, Sung systematically purged those whom he considered a threat.

► weed out

to find out those people who are not suitable to belong to an organization or group, and get rid of them: · We do have procedures in place to weed out individuals who are corrupt.· The report claimed that there were at least 20,000 inefficient teachers that needed to be weeded out.

► root out

to try hard to find out all the people who are not suitable to belong to a particular group or organization, especially when it is not easy to know who they are, and get rid of them: · The Ministry of Health is continuing its efforts to root out incompetent doctors.· At that time, a secret branch of the National Police was involved in rooting out dissidents.

► somebody will have to go

also somebody has (got) to go American spoken say this when you no longer want to employ someone: · It's been decided. Murrow will have to go.· "Gates has done nothing but divide this city. He has got to go," said one of the protesters.

► dump

informal to end a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend: · I think the guy's a jerk. I'm glad Debbie dumped him.· "Why did he dump her?" "He met somebody else."

WORD SETS► Gardening

allotment, nounannual, nounarbour, nounaspidistra, nounbackyard, nounbarrow, nounbed, nounbillhook, nounbirdbath, nounblackcurrant, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbonemeal, nounborder, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nouncamellia, nouncane, nouncarnation, nounchrysanthemum, nounclematis, nounclimber, nouncloche, nouncompost, nouncompost, verbconifer, nounconservatory, nouncornflower, nouncrazy paving, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, nouncutting, noundaffodil, noundahlia, nounedge, verbfertilizer, nounfish meal, nounflower, verbflowerbed, nounflowerpot, nounfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfork, nounfork, verbfoxglove, nounframe, noungarden, noungarden, verbgarden centre, noungardener, noungardenia, noungazebo, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbgladiolus, nounglasshouse, noungnome, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrass, noungreenfly, noungreenhouse, noungrowbag, nounGrowbag, nounhardware, nounhardy, adjectivehardy perennial, nounheavy, adjectivehedge, nounheliotrope, nounherbaceous border, nounherbicide, nounhibiscus, nounhoe, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorticulture, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhothouse, nounhouseplant, nounhumus, nounhyacinth, nouninsecticide, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounkitchen garden, nounlandscape, verblandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlawn, nounlawn mower, nounlift, verblilac, nounlily of the valley, nounlop, verblush, adjectivemanicured, adjectivemanure, nounmorning glory, nounmow, verbmower, nounmuck, nounmulch, nounmulch, verbnarcissus, nounnursery, nounnurseryman, nounorangery, nounorganic, adjectiveovergrown, adjectiveox-eye, nounpack, verbparterre, nounpatch, nounpeat, nounpeony, nounpergola, nounpesticide, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounpink, nounplant, verbplanter, nounplot, nounpoinsettia, nounpot, nounpot, verbpot plant, nounpotted, adjectivepotting shed, nounpropagate, verbpropagator, nounprune, verbrake, nounrake, verbrank, adjectiverockery, nounrock garden, nounrose, nounscion, nounsecateurs, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounset, nounshears, nounsickle, nounsnapdragon, nounsod, nounsoil, nounsow, verbspade, nounsprinkler, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nountopdressing, nountopiary, nountrain, verbtransplant, verbtrellis, nountrimmer, nountrowel, nounturf, nounturf, verbuproot, verbvegetable, nounwater butt, nounwatering can, nounweed, verbweedkiller, nounweedy, adjectivewheelbarrow, nounwindow box, nounwisteria, nounyard, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► weed the garden

(=remove unwanted wild plants)· She was outside weeding the garden.