bud
/bʌd/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
芽,花蕾;萌芽;发芽,长出花蕾
释义与例句
n.
芽,花蕾;萌芽
a small swelling on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower or shoot
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The rose buds will open in a few days.
玫瑰花蕾过几天就会开放。
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Tiny buds appeared on the branches in early spring.
早春时节枝条上冒出了嫩芽。
展开其余 1 条例句
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She picked a bud from the plant and put it in water.
她从植株上摘下一个花蕾,放进水里。
v.
发芽,长出花蕾
to produce buds; to begin to grow or develop
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The trees bud in early spring.
树木在早春发芽。
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The flowers are budding earlier than usual this year.
今年的花比往年开得早。
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A new generation of artists is just budding.
新一代艺术家正在崭露头角。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
bud 短小像“巴”,可联想小小的芽苞;nip in the bud 表示“防患于未然”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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budding 崭露头角的;萌芽的bud 的现在分词/形容词,可指植物发芽,也可指人初露才华。
同义词
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sprout 芽,幼苗;发芽sprout 侧重种子长出幼苗;bud 侧重植物上长出的花蕾或叶芽,也可比喻新事物的萌芽。The seeds began to sprout within a week. 种子一周内就开始发芽了。
反义词
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wither 枯萎,凋谢bud 表示生长萌发,wither 表示枯萎凋零,二者表示植物生命周期的两端。The flowers withered in the heat. 花儿在高温下枯萎了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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leaf 叶子leaf 是已展开的叶片;bud 是尚未展开的芽或花蕾。The autumn leaves fell from the tree. 秋天的树叶从树上落了下来。
常见搭配
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a flower bud 花蕾The flower bud opened into a bright red bloom. 花蕾绽放成一朵鲜红色的花。
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in bud 含苞待放The cherry trees are in bud this week. 这周樱花树含苞待放。
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nip in the bud 防患于未然We must nip the problem in the bud before it spreads. 我们必须在问题扩散前把它消灭在萌芽状态。