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bud

UK /bʌd/US /bʌd/

词源

源自中古英语 budde,可能与古英语 budda(甲虫)有关,因其形状相似。

noun

❶ 植物新长出的嫩芽或花蕾,通常小而紧实,还未完全展开。

“The rose bush has tiny buds that will bloom soon.”

(玫瑰丛上有小小的花蕾,很快就会开花。)

“In spring, you can see buds on almost every tree.”

(春天时,几乎每棵树上都能看到嫩芽。)

❶ 指刚开始发展的事物或人,常用来比喻潜力或初期阶段。

“He's just a budding artist, but shows great promise.”

(他还只是个初露头角的艺术家,但显示出很大的潜力。)

“Their friendship was still in the bud when they had to part.”

(他们的友谊才刚刚萌芽就不得不分开。)

同义词:sprout, shoot, embryo, germ, nub

verb

❶ 植物开始生长出嫩芽或花蕾的过程。

“The trees bud earlier this year due to warm weather.”

(由于天气温暖,今年树木发芽更早了。)

“These flowers bud in late winter and bloom in spring.”

(这些花在冬末发芽,春天开花。)

❶ 开始发展或显现,常用于比喻人或事物的初期成长。

“Her musical talent began to bud at a very young age.”

(她的音乐天赋在很小的时候就开始显现。)

“A new industry is budding in this small town.”

(一个新的产业正在这个小镇上萌芽。)

同义词:sprout, develop, emerge, germinate, blossom

常见短语

nip in the bud — 在问题或不良情况刚开始时就及时制止,防止其发展。

“We need to nip this bad habit in the bud before it becomes serious.”

(我们需要在这个坏习惯变得严重之前就及时制止。)

budding romance — 指刚开始发展的浪漫关系,处于萌芽阶段的恋情。

“Everyone could see the budding romance between the two coworkers.”

(大家都看得出这两位同事之间萌芽的浪漫情愫。)