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bud /bAd; bAd/ n 1 leaf, flower or branch, at the beginning of its growth. (叶、花或枝初生时的) 芽; 苞; 旧蕾。 in bud, having buds or sending out buds: 正在发芽; 含苞待放： The trees are in bud. 树正在发芽。 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灭之。 2 partly opened flower. 初开的也。→ the illus at flower. 参看 flower 之插图。 vi (-dd-) put out buds. 发芽; 萌芽; 生芽。 budding adj beginning to develop: 发芽的; 兰始发展的; 新进的： a budding lawyer/poet. 新进的律师 (话人) 。 |