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shoot PLANTFU:tn [C]the first part of a plant to appear above the earth as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant芽,苗Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear.在我们播下种子后两周,小小的绿芽开始冒了出来。(fig.) The prime minister has commented that the green shoots of economic recovery have started to appear (= that the economy is starting to grow again).首相评论说经济已经开始复苏了。
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