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单词 burgeon
释义 bur·geon
I. noun
or bour·geon \ˈbərjən, ˈbə̄j-, ˈbəij-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English burjon, burjoun bud, from Old French burjon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; probably from the downiness of some buds — more at bureau
: bud, sprout
II. intransitive verb
or bourgeon \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English burjonen, burjounen, from burjon, burjoun, n.
: to grow or begin to grow like a plant : develop
 < hope that the festival will burgeon slowly but steadily — New York Times >
as
 a. : to be full to the point of bursting : swell
  < the great burgeoning of a full barn — Meridel Le Sueur >
 b. : to spring up suddenly : sprout
  < only stick a root or a seed in the ground for some lush green thing to burgeon … like magic — Marcia Davenport >
 c. : to expand rapidly and widely : flourish
  < the love of the narrative and the hero burgeoned in the drum songs — Jeremy Ingalls >
  < tiny events which burgeon into national alarums — Herman Wouk >
 d. : to burst into bloom : blossom
  < when the flame trees and jacaranda are burgeoning — Alan Carmichael >
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