bud

英 [bʌd] 美[bʌd]

近义词plant baby

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复数: buds;第三人称单数: buds;过去式: budded;现在分词: budding;

bud 蓓蕾

词源不详。可能来自PIE *bheu, 膨胀，见boast.

bud: bud: [14] Bud is something of a mystery word. It appears in the late 14th century, with no apparent English ancestors. Various suggestions have been put forward as to its origin, including Old French boter ‘push forward, thrust’ (a distant relative of English button). Similarities have also been noted to Old English budd ‘beetle’ and Sanskrit bhūri ‘abundant’. But the question remains open. The American colloquial form of address bud is short for buddy [19], probably itself an alteration of brother.
bud (n.): late 14c., budde, origin unknown, perhaps from Old French boter "push forward, thrust," itself a Germanic word (compare Dutch bot "bud," Old Saxon budil "bag, purse," German Beutel), or perhaps from Old English budd "beetle."
bud (v.): c. 1400; see bud (n.). Related: Budded; budding.

1. The flowers are bronzy in bud and bright yellow when open.: 这些花的花蕾是青铜色，开放后呈明黄色。

3. Bud turned the truck around, and started back for Dalton Pond.: 巴德把卡车掉头，开始返回多尔顿池。