| 釋義 |
bud /bAd; bAd/ n 1 leaf, flower or branch, at the beginning of its growth. (葉、花或枝初生時(shí)的) 芽; 苞; 舊蕾。 in bud, having buds or sending out buds: 正在發(fā)芽; 含苞待放： The trees are in bud. 樹(shù)正在發(fā)芽。 nip sth in the bud, put an end to sth, eg a plot, while it is in the beginning stage. 趁某事尙未成熟即行消滅之。 2 partly opened flower. 初開(kāi)的也?！?the illus at flower. 參看 flower 之插圖。 vi (-dd-) put out buds. 發(fā)芽; 萌芽; 生芽。 budding adj beginning to develop: 發(fā)芽的; 蘭始發(fā)展的; 新進(jìn)的： a budding lawyer/poet. 新進(jìn)的律師 (話(huà)人) 。 |