weed
weed — 名詞
1. Any plant that people did not plant themselves and consider a nuisance in their
雜草
花園或田地裡非刻意生長的野生植物
Any plant that people did not plant themselves and consider a nuisance in their yard, vegetable patch, or farmland, because it takes water and nutrients from the flowers or crops they want to grow.
Asher spent the whole Saturday morning pulling weeds out of his vegetable patch.
Asher 花了整個星期六早上，把他菜園裡的雜草拔掉。
collocation: pull weeds / pull out weeds
Dandelions are common weeds that can spread across a lawn very quickly.
蒲公英是很常見的雜草，很快就會蔓延到整個草坪。
The flower beds were so full of weeds that Lucas could barely see the roses.
花圃裡的雜草多到 Lucas 幾乎看不到玫瑰。
A thick layer of garden mulch helps stop weeds from growing in the spring.
鋪上一層厚厚園藝覆蓋物，有助於防止春天長出雜草。
The old farmhouse had been empty for years, and weeds covered the front path.
那間舊農舍已經空置多年，雜草覆蓋了門前的小路。
- wild plant
neutral, less common; 'weed' is the everyday term
- invasive plant
specifically plants that spread aggressively and harm local ecosystems
常見錯誤
2. The dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, which people smoke, eat, or
大麻
可吸食或食用的大麻製品，屬俚語用法
The dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, which people smoke, eat, or drink for their relaxing or mind-altering effects.
Some people smoke weed to help them relax after working all week.
有些人會吸大麻來放鬆身心，尤其是工作一整個星期之後。
collocation: smoke weed
The police officer found a small bag of weed inside the glove box.
警察在手套箱裡找到一小袋大麻。
Emre hid a small bag of weed inside his guitar case before boarding the plane.
Emre 在登機前把一小袋大麻藏進了他的吉他箱裡。
Devika had never tried weed, so she asked her friend what it felt like to be high.
Devika 從未試過大麻，於是問她朋友吸了是什麼感覺。
用法筆記
Slang term for cannabis. 'Weed' is less clinical than 'cannabis' and less formal than 'marijuana'. Common in casual conversation but may be considered inappropriate in formal or professional settings.
3. Cigarettes or other products made from the tobacco plant, usually for smoking.
香菸
菸草或香菸的英式俚語
Cigarettes or other products made from the tobacco plant, usually for smoking.
Tomás stepped outside the office to have a quick weed before the meeting.
Tomás 走出辦公室，在開會前趕緊抽了一根菸。
British informal: 'have a weed' = smoke a cigarette
My grandfather always kept a pouch of loose tobacco for his evening weed.
我爺爺總是隨身帶著一小袋菸草，留著晚上抽。
"I'm trying to give up the weed," said Lucas, "but it's harder than I thought."
Lucas 說：「我正在努力戒菸，但比我想像中難多了。」
Old Élise used to roll her own weed with a little machine she kept in her apron pocket.
年邁的 Élise 總是用圍裙口袋裡的一台小機器自己捲菸。
用法筆記
Primarily British informal usage. 'The weed' as a mass noun refers to tobacco or cigarettes in general. Not common in American English, where 'weed' almost always means cannabis.
常見錯誤
4. Someone whose body is very thin and lacking in physical strength, or whose chara
瘦弱者
身材瘦弱或個性怯懦的人，帶貶義
Someone whose body is very thin and lacking in physical strength, or whose character is timid and unable to stand up for themselves.
The other children at school called Devika a weed because she was so small.
學校裡其他孩子因為 Devika 長得很瘦小，就叫她瘦皮猴。
informal: call someone a weed (insult)
Don't be such a weed — tell them how you really feel about the decision.
別這麼軟弱——告訴他們你對這個決定的真實想法。
Cyrus felt like a weed standing next to the tall, muscular rugby players.
Cyrus 站在那些高大壯碩的橄欖球球員旁邊，覺得自己像個瘦弱的人。
The coach told the boys to stop calling Ezra a weed just because he was slim.
教練叫那些男孩別再因為 Ezra 身材偏瘦就叫他瘦皮猴。
用法筆記
Can describe either a thin/lanky physique or a timid/weak-willed personality. The physical meaning ('thin') is not necessarily negative in a purely descriptive context, but the character meaning ('weak-willed') is always an insult.
常見錯誤
weed — 動詞
1. To pull out unwanted plants from a garden, field, or similar outdoor space, clea
除草
從花園或田地裡拔除雜草
To pull out unwanted plants from a garden, field, or similar outdoor space, clearing the area of growth that was not planted there on purpose.
Devika spent Saturday morning weeding the flower beds behind the house.
Devika 星期六早上都在房子後面的花圃裡除草。
transitive: weed + [location]
If you weed the vegetable patch now, the carrots will grow much bigger.
如果你現在把菜園裡的雜草除掉，紅蘿蔔會長得大很多。
Hui weeded carefully so she would not disturb the small tomato seedlings.
Hui 很小心地除草，以免碰到那些小番茄苗。
It took Asher and his neighbour over two hours to weed the entire front lawn.
Asher 和鄰居花了兩個多小時才把前面的草坪除完草。
文法句型
weed + [area]
weed + object
用法筆記
Transitive (weed + area) is more common: 'weed the garden', 'weed the lawn'. The intransitive use ('I spent the morning weeding') implies the garden/lawn as the understood object.