overgrow

英 ['əʊvəˌgrəʊ] 美 ['oʊvəˌgroʊ]

• vt. 长得太大(生长过度； 长过 ... 的范围)

英英释义

Verb:

1. grow too large

2. become overgrown;

   "The patio overgrew with ivy"
   

3. grow beyond or across;

   "The ivy overgrew the patio"
   

经典引文

• Occasionally colonies fuse or overgrow each other.

  出自：Journal of Bacteriology

• Some of them..had neglected overgrown gardens.

  出自： E. Jolley