ざっそう

[雑草] *weed

【C】∥ pull out the weed 雑草を引き抜く / The garden was dense ［grown over］ with weeds. ＝The weeds were dense in the garden. 庭には雑草が生い茂っていた / eradicate weeds 雑草を根こそぎにする.

雑草
weed

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ざっそう【雑草】

*weed

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pull out the weed 雑草を引き抜く

The garden was dense ［grown over］ with weeds. ＝The weeds were dense in the garden. 庭には雑草が生い茂っていた

eradicate weeds 雑草を根こそぎにする.

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ざっそう【雑草】

a weed; 〔イネ科以外の, 広葉の〕 a forb.

●イネ科の雑草 a gramineous weed.

●一雨降るとすぐ雑草が生えてくる. The weeds come up straight after a shower [rainfall].

・庭一面に雑草が生えている. Weeds have overrun the garden. | The garden is overgrown [overrun] with weeds.

・畑は手を抜くと雑草がはびこる. If you don't take constant care of the fields, the weeds will take over.

●雑草の生い茂った weedy [weed-infested, weed-grown, weed-ridden] 《garden》; overgrown with weeds

・雑草のたくましさ[生命力] the toughness [tenacity] of weeds

・雑草のように生きる[育つ] grow like weeds

・雑草のように強い[たくましい] as strong [tough] as (the) weeds.

●芝生の中の雑草を抜き取る weed a lawn.

●これはどこにでも生えているただの雑草だ. It's only a weed that grows anywhere.

雑草退治 weed killing; weeding; keeping (the) weeds at bay.

雑草地 a weedy [weeded] area; a place overgrown with weeds.