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单词 weedy
释义
weedyweed‧y /ˈwiːdi/ adjective informal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a weedy lawn
  • a weedy young man
  • Mouse got his nickname because he was small and weedy.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At dawn, on a weedy Michigan lake, ten thousand mallards fidget.
  • Away to the left, axes and saws were at work, weedy saplings falling.
  • Both of them were easy victims: where she was slow and tongue-tied, he was short and physically weedy.
  • Her weedy children would scamper up to practice karate in the clearing of his property.
  • I went back and pulled into the weedy drive.
  • Little weedy feller, looks as though he's only got one in him and that one's holding him together.
  • What concerns them is the risk that engineered plants might acquire weedy traits and escape from cultivation.
  • Yet, human-made industry is a weedy thing that threatens to overcome the natural sphere that ultimately supports it.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorphysically weak
someone who is weak is not strong enough to lift heavy things or do a lot of physical work, especially because they are ill: · When you have flu, you feel tired and weak for a long time.· The child was too weak to undergo a transplant operation.· I can't go running - I've got a weak heart.weak from/with: · The soldiers were weak from hunger and exhaustion.· She felt weak with emotion at the sight of him.
someone who is frail is thin and weak, especially because they are old: · a frail 85-year-old lady· She sat up a little straighter, raising her frail body in the bed.
not physically strong because of being very young, old, ill etc,: · My grandmother's very feeble now and needs someone at home full-time to look after her.· He did not remember his sister at all, except as a tiny, feeble baby.
someone who is fragile is so weak and delicate that they look as if they could easily be hurt: · The baby felt so fragile in his arms.· Two ambulance attendants picked up his fragile body and put him carefully onto a stretcher.
feeling weak in your legs and only able to walk slowly and unsteadily: · Even after the long months of therapy Owen was still very shaky.be shaky on your feet: · Her grandfather was a little shaky on his feet after the fall.shaky steps: · The baby's taken her first few shaky steps.
especially written a man or boy who is puny is small, thin, and looks very weak: · Pete was a puny little boy with short hair and glasses.· His wife was such a big strong woman, she made him look puny.
British informal a man or boy who is weedy is thin and looks weak: · Mouse got his nickname because he was small and weedy.
someone, especially a boy or young man, who is weak and is not willing to fight or defend himself: · Most of the kids were weaklings and were frightened of getting in a fight.
British informal someone, especially a boy or young man, who is thin and weak - sometimes used humorously: · Everyone called me a weed when I was at school because I was so bad at sports.
WORD SETS
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
1full of unwanted wild plants2British English physically weak or having a weak character
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