overgrown
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If a garden or other place is overgrown, it is covered with a lot of unruly plants because it has not been cared for. (无人照料而野草) 漫生的
We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds. 我们一路急行，直到来到一个杂草丛生的庭院。
2. ADJ If you describe an adult as an overgrown child, you mean that their behaviour and attitudes are like those of a child, and that you dislike this. 长得过大的[ADJ n] [表不满]
...a bunch of overgrown kids. …一帮大孩子。
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overgrown /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/
剑桥词典
overgrown adjective (COVERED)
covered with plants that are growing thickly and in an uncontrolled way
草木丛生的；枝繁叶茂的；（植物）蔓生的
The field is overgrown with weeds . 这片地里杂草丛生。
overgrown adjective (TOO LARGE)
disapprovingused to describe something that has grown too large
长得太大的
Cottonwood has become an overgrown town with inadequate facilities . 科顿伍德已经成了一个人口过多设施不足的镇子。
disapproving, disapproving
used to describe an adult who behaves like a child
成年人行为举止像儿童一样的
They're acting like overgrown kids . 他们表现得就像是一群大孩子一样。
UK Jim is just an overgrown schoolboy . 吉姆不过是个大孩子。 返回 overgrown