| 单词 | bud |
| 释义 | bud (once / 268 pages) nv The young part of a plant that's almost ready to flower or unfurl new leaves is called the bud. As a verb, bud also means to grow or develop. You will see the word bud most often in reference to plants, but it is also used metaphorically to refer to something that is still maturing: a "budding career," for instance, or a "budding romance." Scientists use bud to indicate a new formation of growth or something that splits apart to form a duplicate of itself, like a cell. WORD FAMILYbud: budded, budding, buds, disbud+/budding: buddings/disbud: disbudded, disbudding USAGE EXAMPLESThat year, her first Oscars season, Ms. Bening playfully deflected personal questions about her budding romance and attended the ceremony with her parents. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sadly, Bud Collins is no longer around to tell her. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And like Tapawingo, Alliance offers sophisticated concoctions that showcase locally sourced ingredients and, Mr. Peterson said, “challenge the taste buds.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a partially opened flower Hypo|Hyper rosebud the bud of a rose bloom, blossom, flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts 2n a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals Hypo|Hyper leaf bud a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop flower buda bud from which only a flower or flowers develop mixed buda bud yielding both leaves and flowers clovearomatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice sprout any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud 3v develop buds The hibiscus is budding! Hyper develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 4v start to grow or develop a budding friendship Hyper begin, start have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
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