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budding

UK //ˈbʌdɪŋ//US //ˈbʌdɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'budden',与植物学中的 'bud'(芽)相关,最早可追溯至古英语 'budda'。

adjective

❶ 形容刚刚开始发展或崭露头角的事物,常用于描述有潜力但尚未完全成熟的人或事物。

“She is a budding artist with great potential.”

(她是一位崭露头角的艺术家,潜力巨大。)

“The garden is full of budding flowers in spring.”

(春天里,花园中满是含苞待放的花朵。)

同义词:emerging, developing, promising

noun

❶ 指植物发芽或长出花蕾的过程,也可比喻事物或才能的初期发展阶段。

“The budding of the trees signals the arrival of spring.”

(树木发芽预示着春天的到来。)

“We observed the budding of yeast cells under the microscope.”

(我们在显微镜下观察了酵母细胞的出芽过程。)

同义词:sprouting, germination, blossoming

常见短语

budding romance — 形容刚开始发展的浪漫关系,通常带有青涩和甜蜜的意味。

“Their budding romance was the talk of the school.”

(他们刚刚萌芽的浪漫关系成了学校的谈资。)