In a forest, overgrowth is the plants and branches that hang above your head — the green you walk under, not the bushes by your feet. Learner dictionaries set it next to undergrowth, which is the low stuff. So over- here is “up above.” You cut a path through overgrowth when vines and high branches close over the trail.

In a forest在森林裡, overgrowthovergrowth is the plants and branches指的是植物和枝條 that hang above your head懸在你頭頂上方 — the green you walk under你從底下走過的那片綠, not the bushes by your feet不是腳邊的灌木叢。Learner dictionaries學習型字典 set it next to undergrowth會把它跟undergrowth（矮叢）擺在一起, which是 the low stuff指低矮的那些植物。So所以 over- here這裡的over- is is就是 “up above.”「上方」的意思。You你 cut a path through overgrowth就要從overgrowth中間開出一條路 when vines and high branches close over the trail當藤蔓和高處的枝條在小徑上方合攏時

Though actually, in a lot of other English the same spelling means “growing too much”: an overgrowth of weeds in a garden, or cells growing more than they should. Both are real.

Though actually不過事實上, in a lot of other English在很多其他情境的英文裡 the same spelling同樣的拼法 means意思是 “growing too much”「長得太過頭」: an overgrowth of weeds in a garden花園裡雜草overgrowth, or cells growing more than they should或細胞長得比該有的還多。Both are real兩種意思都是真的

In a forest story, picture the branches over you. In a garden or a clinic, picture too much growth. The forest sense is the one this entry is for.

In a forest story在森林的情境裡, picture想像 the branches over you頭頂上方的枝條。In a garden or a clinic在花園或診所的情境裡, picture想像 too much growth長得太過頭的東西。The forest sense森林那個意思 is the one this entry is for這個詞條講的是