名詞 bud:

1. a partially opened flower
2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals

動(dòng)詞 bud:

1. develop buds
2. start to grow or develop

1. She wanted to be an actress, but her father soon nipped that idea in the bud.
   她想當(dāng)演員，但她父親一知道這個(gè)想法就阻止住了。
2. The new buds appear in the spring.
   春天嫩芽初綻。
3. The roses are in bud.
   玫瑰花正含苞待放。

bud

n.（名詞）
Botany
【植物學(xué)】
A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.
芽，萌芽：莖或枝上小的隆起物，有時(shí)被包在保護(hù)性的介殼中，內(nèi)中有未發(fā)育的根、葉子或花
The stage or condition of having buds:
萌芽狀態(tài)：處于萌芽階段或狀態(tài)：
例句：
branches in full bud.
長(zhǎng)滿芽的枝條

Biology
【生物學(xué)】
An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
芽體：一種無性再生結(jié)構(gòu)，如酵母或水螅，包含有一個(gè)外部生長(zhǎng)物，可以發(fā)育成一個(gè)新的個(gè)體
A small, rounded organic part, such as a taste bud, that resembles a plant bud.
蕾：一個(gè)小的，圓形的器官組成部分，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：還未完全發(fā)育成熟的人或物：
例句：
the bud of a new idea.
一個(gè)新思想的萌芽

v.（動(dòng)詞）
bud.ded,bud.ding,buds
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To put forth or produce buds:
發(fā)芽，長(zhǎng)芽：
例句：
a plant that buds in early spring.
在早春發(fā)芽的植物

To develop or grow from or as if from a bud:
開始生長(zhǎng)：從芽中或好似從芽中長(zhǎng)出的或發(fā)育：
例句：
.listened sympathetically for a moment, a bemused smile budding forth.(Washington Post)
.同情地聽了一會(huì)兒，一絲被愚弄的笑容浮現(xiàn)出來.(華盛頓郵報(bào))

To be in an undeveloped stage or condition.
處于未發(fā)能的階段或狀態(tài)
To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
由無性生殖產(chǎn)生芽
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to put forth buds.
使發(fā)芽，使長(zhǎng)芽
To graft a bud onto (a plant).
使芽接（在植物上）嫁接

來源：
Middle English budde
中古英語(yǔ) budde

【引伸】
bud.der
n.（名詞）

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bud
bud 2

n.Informal （名詞）【非正式用語(yǔ)】
Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address for a man or boy:
伙伴，兄弟：朋友；伙伴。用作對(duì)男人或男孩的一種熟悉的稱呼：
例句：
Move along, bud.
一塊走，兄弟

來源：
Short for buddy
buddy的簡(jiǎn)寫