
好词典

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'。
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。)
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。)
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。)