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fledgling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fledg·ling1, fledgeling /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/ noun [countable]  HBBa young bird that is learning to fly 学飞的幼鸟
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fledglingLast year there were 80 breeding pairs which produced 100 fledglings - they are now being studied by Durham University.
fledgling2, fledgeling adjective [only before noun]  NEWa fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing 〔国家或组织〕新形成的 infant a fledgling republic 一个新兴的共和国
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fledglingIt seems he gave the fledgling architect his head.The agreement angered the Bush administration which was philosophically opposed to the government becoming a venture capitalist for fledgling companies.Peter was clearly a good deal less intimidated than some of his fledgling contemporaries.At first, Roukoubé was the only baby in their fledgling enterprise.Computing becomes an end in itself as the fledgling hacker gets sucked into the loop between the human and the computer.There is room for further co-operation between them, as well as with new, fledgling national clearinghouses.In New York a fledgling needle-exchange programme was scrapped last February.Democratic reforms are beginning to take hold in this fledgling republic.Jonathan Powell, 44, will join the fledgling station before its broadcasting debut on January 1.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfledglingfledg‧ling /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/ (also fledgeling) adjective [only before a noun] a fledgling company is fairly newIn 1953, Akio Morita’s fledgling company, Sony, was able to buy a licence from Western Electric to develop transistor technology.The group hopes to grow its revenues by expanding its fledgeling US retail funds business.
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fledgling
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fledgling1 , fledgeling /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/ noun [countable]
a young bird that is learning to fly

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fledgling2 , fledgeling adjective [only before noun]
a fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing ⇨ infant:
    a fledgling republic


fledg·ling (BrE also fledge·ling) BrE /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/ 🔊 nouna young bird that has just learnt to fly (刚会飞的)幼鸟 (usually before another noun 通常置于另一名词前) a person, an organization or a system that is new and without experience 初出茅庐的人;无经验的组织;新体系fledgling democracies新兴的民主国家