burgeon

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burgeon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bur·geon /ˈbɜːdʒən $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [intransitive] formalGROW/GET BIGGER to grow or develop quickly 急速增长[发展] the burgeoning market for digital cameras 快速发展的数码相机市场→ See Verb tableOrigin burgeon (1300-1400) burgeon “bud” ((13-19 centuries)), from Old French burjon, from Vulgar Latin burrio, from Latin burra; → BUREAU

bur·geon verbChineseSyllable

to quickly grow develop or Corpus

burgeon
bur‧geon /ˈbɜːdʒən $ ˈbɜːr-/

verb [intransitive]

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: burgeon __bud__ (13-19 centuries), from Old French burjon, from Vulgar Latin burrio, from Latin burra; ⇨ bureau

formal to grow or develop quickly:

the burgeoning market for digital cameras

bur·geon

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒən/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒən/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

burgeon

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒən/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒən/

present simple - he / she / it

burgeons

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒənz/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒənz/

past simple

burgeoned

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒənd/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒənd/

past participle

burgeoned

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒənd/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒənd/

-ing form

burgeoning

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒənɪŋ/

[intransitive]

(

formal

)

to begin to grow or develop rapidly 激增；迅速发展

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bur·geon·ing

BrE

/ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈbɜːrdʒənɪŋ/

adjective

◆a burgeoning population急剧增长的人口

◆burgeoning demand迅速增加的需求