budding
US
UK budding adj: figurative (person: developing) (人)
SC 正在发育的，发育中的 zhèng zài fā yù de ，fā yù zhōng de
SC 初出茅庐
Their eldest son Mark's a budding writer.
他们的长子马克是一位初出茅庐的作家。
budding adj: (plant: producing buds) (植物)
SC 抽芽的，迸发新芽的，发芽的 chōu yá de ，bèng fā xīn yá de ，fā yá de
TC 發芽的
TC 發芽的
Budding plants should be kept indoors in cool weather.
天气凉爽的时候，发芽的植物应该放室内。
budding n: (action of producing buds)
SC 萌芽 méng yá
SC 发芽 méng yá，fā yá
TC 發芽
TC 發芽
bud n: (unopened flower)
SC 芽 yá
TC 芽
TC 芽
SC 蓓蕾
Spring is late this year; the trees still have only buds, not blossoms yet.
今年的春天有些晚。树上只有芽，没开花。
bud vi: (flower)
SC 发芽 fā yá
TC 發芽
TC 發芽
SC 开花 fā yá，kāi huā
TC 開花
TC 開花
The daffodils usually bud in February.
水仙通常在二月份发芽。
bud vi: figurative (start to develop)
SC 开始发展
TC 開始發展
TC 開始發展
SC 开始进入萌芽阶段
An idea began to bud in Lacey's mind.
有个想法开始在莱西的脑海里萌芽。
bud n: (partially opened flower)
SC 花骨朵
SC 半开的花
The roses are still buds; they should be in full bloom tomorrow and will make a nice bouquet.
这些玫瑰现在还只是花骨朵。明天应该就能盛开，做成美丽的花束。
bud interj: informal (term of address: friend) (称呼语)
SC 哥们儿，伙计 gē men er，huǒ jì
TC 夥計 / 伙計
TC 夥計 / 伙計
Hey, bud, how have you been?
bud n: informal (buddy: friend) (口语)
SC 伙伴 ， 哥们 huǒ bàn
TC 夥伴 / 伙伴
TC 夥伴 / 伙伴
Oh, that's Sam--he's my bud.
bud n: US, slang (marijuana)
SC 大麻 dà má
TC 大麻
TC 大麻
SC 大麻毒品
Apparently, the cops found two bags of bud in David's car.
bud n: figurative ([sth] developing)
SC 尚未完全成熟的事物
The bud of the young man's hopes and ambitions had yet to come to full flower.
那个年轻人的希望和抱负还未完全成熟。
bud n: abbreviation, usually plural (earbud) (缩略语)
SC 耳塞 ěr sāi
SC 塞入式耳机
bud [sth] vtr: (plant: graft)
SC 使抽芽
SC 使出芽
It is possible to bud roses onto a sturdier stalk to create a stronger plant.
Bud Light, bud light n: ® US (low-alcohol beer) (商标)
SC [啤酒品牌名]
cotton swab (US), cotton bud (UK) n: (cotton wool on stick)
SC 棉签 mián qiān
You shouldn't put anything in your ears, but most people clean them with a cotton swab anyway.
flower bud n: (small protuberance on a plant)
SC 花蕾
nip [sth] in the bud v expr: figurative (stop developing further)
SC 把…掐死在摇篮中
SC 把…扼杀在萌芽状态
Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack.