bud

Word family nounbuddingbudwormbudadjectivebuddybudless

Related topics: Plants

bud1 /bʌd/ noun [countableC]

1 HBPa young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens 芽；苞；蓓蕾

rose buds

玫瑰花苞

in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) 含苞待放

come into bud (=start to produce buds) 长出花蕾

→5 see picture at 见图 tree

2 FRIENDLY American EnglishAmE spoken buddy 老兄

Hey, bud, how’s it going?

嘿，老兄，最近怎么样？

→ cotton bud, taste bud, → nip something in the bud at nip1(3)

Examples from the Corpus

bud• Isaak draws no more attention than his anonymous buds.• Use a cotton bud to blend the colours together, so there are no hard lines.• How many plants were needed to furnish the buds for the exhibition vase?• This will promote growth in the buds below your pinch.• With the Prozac I still get the same feeling but it kind of nips it in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• They went to wherever there were cut-down branches, nibbling off the buds.• Everyone looks so brisk in fresh suits of upright postures, so stiff and tense their buds won't open.

词汇	bud
释义	bud Word family nounbuddingbudwormbudadjectivebuddybudless Related topics: Plants bud1 /bʌd/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 HBPa young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens 芽；苞；蓓蕾 rose buds 玫瑰花苞 in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) 含苞待放 come into bud (=start to produce buds) 长出花蕾 →5 see picture at 见图 tree 2 FRIENDLY American EnglishAmE spoken buddy 老兄 Hey, bud, how’s it going? 嘿，老兄，最近怎么样？ → cotton bud, taste bud, → nip something in the bud at nip1(3) Examples from the Corpus bud• Isaak draws no more attention than his anonymous buds.• Use a cotton bud to blend the colours together, so there are no hard lines.• How many plants were needed to furnish the buds for the exhibition vase?• This will promote growth in the buds below your pinch.• With the Prozac I still get the same feeling but it kind of nips it in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• They went to wherever there were cut-down branches, nibbling off the buds.• Everyone looks so brisk in fresh suits of upright postures, so stiff and tense their buds won't open. Related topics: Plants bud2 verb (budded, budding) [intransitiveI] HBPto produce buds 发芽，长出花蕾，含苞 Examples from the Corpus bud• Its bright yellow pendulous boughs have begun to bud, and its contours give evidence of a healthy plant. Budn noun infml na budweiser (=a type of beer) Hey, would you like a Bud? Origin bud1 1. (1300-1400) Origin unknown. 2. (1800-1900) buddy
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