bud /bʌd/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a partially opened flower
• (n.) a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
• (v.) develop buds

Chinese translation

• n. 芽, 花蕾
• vi. 发芽, 萌芽
• vt. 使发芽

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/bʌd/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.08 · Super Rare

Word forms

budding, budded, buds

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