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bloom¹ /bluːm/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 开花；草木丛生，生长茂盛
That bush will bloom soon. 那棵矮树即将开花。
The canal is expected to make three million acres of desert bloom with cotton. 运河可望使300万英亩的沙漠地长满棉花。
2. 处于青春焕发(或繁盛)时期(或状况)；发展
The party bloomed with joy and good fellowship. 聚会充满了欢乐和友谊。
The little girl has bloomed into a woman. 黄毛丫头已长大成人。
The friendship between them bloomed when they found out how many interests they shared. 当他们发现他们具有这么多的共同兴趣时，他们的友谊加深了。
3. 发亮，发光；(尤指女子)容光焕发
As the light bloomed she looked round swiftly. 灯亮时她迅速地环顾四周。
A pink carnation blooms in his lapel. 一朵浅红色的康乃馨耀眼地插在他的西装翻领上。
bloom with health and beauty 显露出健美的神采
4. 突然激增；大量出现
5. (江、湖等水域)浮游生物等密集孳生
6. 变得模糊不清，出现浑浊
❷ vt.
1. 〈古〉使开花；使繁盛
2. 使发亮；使艳丽
3. 使模糊不清，使浑浊
The humidity bloomed the frosty pane. 潮气使结霜的窗玻璃模糊不清。
4. 〈英〉给(透镜)敷膜
II n.
1. (尤指供观赏的)花；(一棵树或一季内开出的)全部花朵
green leaves with red blooms 绿叶红花
the bloom of a cherry tree 一树樱花
2. 开花；开花期
The roses are in bloom. 玫瑰开花了。
the spring bloom 春天开花期
3. 青春焕发；青春焕发的时期；茂盛时期
in the bloom of youth 在青春焕发时期
The festival was coming into bloom. 节日庆祝活动正进入高潮。
4. (水果外皮或植物叶面的)粉衣，粉霜；(新铸成的银币等的)有细粒的外层；表面层
As he walked along, the new boots took on a bloom of dust. 他向前走去，新靴子沾上了一层灰尘。
5. (面颊的)红润，健美的光彩
lose one's bloom 失去健美的光彩
6. (胶片、油漆等表面的)模糊不清，浑浊；(过强的反射光进入电视摄像机而引起的)刺目的闪光
7. (浮游生物等的)密集孳生，水华
8. (酒等的)香味
[< ON blōm flower] phr. in full bloom 盛开着花；正在充分发挥 (或发展) take the bloom off 把…弄得不再美观清新；使陈旧 Many angry quarrels have taken the bloom off their friendship. 多次激烈的争吵使他们的友谊失去光泽。 the bloom is off the rose 〈美〉花已萎蔫 (指论题不再新鲜) |