bud
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bud1 /bʌd/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 HBPa young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens 芽；苞；蓓蕾 rose buds 玫瑰花苞in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) 含苞待放come into bud (=start to produce buds) 长出花蕾 →5 see picture at 见图 tree2 FRIENDLY American English spoken buddy 老兄 Hey, bud, how’s it going? 嘿，老兄，最近怎么样？ → cotton bud, taste bud, → nip something in the bud at nip1(3)
Examples from the Corpus
bud• Isaak draws no more attention than his anonymous buds.• Use a cotton bud to blend the colours together, so there are no hard lines.• How many plants were needed to furnish the buds for the exhibition vase?• This will promote growth in the buds below your pinch.• With the Prozac I still get the same feeling but it kind of nips it in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• They went to wherever there were cut-down branches, nibbling off the buds.• Everyone looks so brisk in fresh suits of upright postures, so stiff and tense their buds won't open.bud2 verb (budded, budding) [intransitive] HBPto produce buds 发芽，长出花蕾，含苞→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
bud• Its bright yellow pendulous boughs have begun to bud, and its contours give evidence of a healthy plant.nBud noun infml na budweiser (=a type of beer) Hey, would you like a Bud?Origin bud1 1. (1300-1400) Origin unknown. 2. (1800-1900) buddyor rolled-up tightly flower young Corpus leaf a
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Bud
Bud 
noun informal
a Budweiser (=a type of beer):
Hey, would you like a Bud?
Bud‧wei‧ser /ˈbʌdwaɪzəʳ/ trademark (also Bud informal)
a type of US beer
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noun informala Budweiser (=a type of beer):
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trademark (also Bud informal)a type of US beer
bud
bud1 /bʌd/ noun [countable]
Origin: Origin unknown.
Origin: buddy1. a young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens:
rose buds
in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet)
come into bud (=start to produce buds)
2. especially American English spoken buddy:
Hey, bud, how’s it going?
⇨ cotton bud, taste bud, ⇨ nip something in the bud at nip1(3)
bud2 verb (past tense and past participle budded, present participle budding) [intransitive]
to produce buds
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noun [countable] Sense 1
Date: 1300-1400Origin: Origin unknown.
Sense 2
Date: 1800-1900Origin: buddy
in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet)
come into bud (=start to produce buds)
2. especially American English spoken buddy:
⇨ cotton bud, taste bud, ⇨ nip something in the bud at nip1(3)
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verb (past tense and past participle budded, present participle budding) [intransitive]to produce buds
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
