bud
n.(名词)
Botany
【植物学】
A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.
芽,萌芽:茎或枝上小的隆起物,有时被包在保护性的介壳中,内中有未发育的根、叶子或花
The stage or condition of having buds:
萌芽状态:处于萌芽阶段或状态:
例句:
branches in full bud.
长满芽的枝条
Biology
【生物学】
An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
芽体:一种无性再生结构,如酵母或水螅,包含有一个外部生长物,可以发育成一个新的个体
A small, rounded organic part, such as a taste bud, that resembles a plant bud.
蕾:一个小的,圆形的器官组成部分,如味蕾和植物的芽很相似
A person or thing that is not yet fully developed:
未成熟的人或物:还未完全发育成熟的人或物:
例句:
the bud of a new idea.
一个新思想的萌芽
v.(动词)
bud.ded,bud.ding,buds
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To put forth or produce buds:
发芽,长芽:
例句:
a plant that buds in early spring.
在早春发芽的植物
To develop or grow from or as if from a bud:
开始生长:从芽中或好似从芽中长出的或发育:
例句:
.listened sympathetically for a moment, a bemused smile budding forth.(Washington Post)
.同情地听了一会儿,一丝被愚弄的笑容浮现出来.(华盛顿邮报)
To be in an undeveloped stage or condition.
处于未发能的阶段或状态
To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
由无性生殖产生芽
v.tr.(及物动词)
To cause to put forth buds.
使发芽,使长芽
To graft a bud onto (a plant).
使芽接(在植物上)嫁接
来源:
Middle English budde
中古英语 budde
【引伸】
bud.der
n.(名词)
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bud
bud 2
n.Informal (名词)【非正式用语】
Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address for a man or boy:
伙伴,兄弟:朋友;伙伴。用作对男人或男孩的一种熟悉的称呼:
例句:
Move along, bud.
一块走,兄弟
来源:
Short for buddy
buddy的简写