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bud
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- Conjugation :
past
budded
;
ing
budding
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Derivatives :
n
budder
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adj
budlike
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- bud
[b^d]
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1.
noun
[c]
(on tree,plant) (leaf bud) 芽
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2.
noun
(flower bud) 蓓蕾
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3.
vi.
(produce leaves) 萌芽
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4.
vi.
(produce flowers) 出花苞
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to nip sth in the bud
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[inf] 把某事消灭在萌芽状态
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- bud
[bʌd]
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1.
noun
[Person Name]
巴德
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2.
n.[c]
[Botany]
花苞,花蕾
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Herbivores eat the leaves, buds, flowers or fruits of plants.
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食草动物以植物的叶子、花蕾、鲜花或果实为食物。
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3.
n.[c]
[Botany]
芽,嫩芽
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The plant needs careful attention as the buds begin to swell.
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这颗植物需要小心呵护,因为它开始出芽了。
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4.
vt.
发芽,萌芽,长出花苞
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It was spring time, and the orange trees were budding across the plains.
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春天来了,平原上到处都是长满花蕾的橘子树。
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The hibiscus is budding!
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芙蓉开始发芽了。
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5.
vt.
开始生长,开始发展
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There is help out there for budding entrepreneurs.
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那里对刚起步的企业有各种优惠条件。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- bud
[b^d]
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1.
n
a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
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2.
n
a partially opened flower
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3.
n
(in combination)
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rosebud
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4.
n
any small budlike outgrowth
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taste buds
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5.
n
something small or immature
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6.
n
an asexually produced outgrowth in simple organisms, such as yeasts, and the hydra that develops into a new individual
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7.
n
a slang word for marijuana
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8.
vi.
[intr]
(of plants and some animals) to produce buds
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to begin to develop or grow
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10.
vt.
[tr]
[horticulture]
to graft (a bud) from one plant onto another, usually by insertion under the bark
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11.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14 budde, of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel
- bud
[b^d]
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1.
n
short for buddy
Examples
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New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.
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新血管从已经膨胀的血管床上长出来以弥补营养缺乏。
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an axillary bud
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conduplicate leaves in the bud
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柳树开始抽芽了。
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The willow trees have begun to bud.
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扼杀在萌芽状态中
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nip in the bud
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处于萌芽状态
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in the embryonic stage; in the bud
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矛盾的胚芽
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a contradiction in the bud
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花苞
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(flower) bud
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这么嫩弱的花蕾怎么能经得起暴风雨的吹打呢?
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How could such a tender bud survive the thunderstorm?
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