be in bud
The roses are in bud.
玫瑰正在发芽。
萌芽；雏形；芽体；(出芽生殖的)芽；牛犊；一岁小牛；尚未展开的新发芽的叶或花。；部分开放的花朵
a small swelling on a plant stem containing immature leaves or petals; a newly sprouted or partly opened flower or leaf
尚未展开的新发芽的叶或花。
A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
部分开放的花朵
a partially opened flower
已开始发展的事物。
Something that has begun to develop.
植物茎上的肿胀,包含重叠的未成熟叶子或花瓣
a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
从生物体上分裂出来的小圆形体,可能长成基因相同的新生物体。
A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.
一岁以内断奶的小牛,因当时角开始萌发而得名。
A weaned calf in its first year, so called because the horns are then beginning to bud.
The rose bush has many buds ready to open.
玫瑰花丛有许多即将绽放的花蕾。
用法提示：此处'buds'为名词复数，指花苞。
She carefully pruned the buds to encourage growth.
她仔细修剪了芽以促进生长。
用法提示：此处'buds'为名词复数，指植物的芽。
A tiny bud appeared on the branch after the rain.
雨后，树枝上出现了一个小小的花蕾。
用法提示：此处'bud'为名词单数，指花蕾。
The roses are in bud.
玫瑰正在发芽。
The trees are coming into bud.
树木开始发芽。
The bud of the flower opened.
那朵花的花蕾开放了。
shoot 常指刚长出的嫩枝或芽，强调生长初期阶段，比 bud 更侧重枝条而非花芽。
sprout 常指种子萌发后长出的幼芽，比 bud 更强调从种子或地下茎长出。
germ 偏学术或比喻用法，指发育的最初阶段，日常指植物芽时不如 bud 常见。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many bud on the tree.
正确表达There are many buds on the tree.
bud是可数名词，表示多个芽时应用复数形式buds。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw bud on the branch.
正确表达I saw a bud on the branch.
bud是可数名词单数，前面需加不定冠词a。
表示花蕾开放后的状态，与‘bud’（芽；花蕾）相对。
含苞待放
The roses are in bud, ready to bloom.
玫瑰含苞待放，即将盛开。
发芽；长出新芽
The trees come into bud early this year.
这些树今年早早发芽了。
花蕾；花芽
The flower bud will open in a few days.
花蕾几天后就会开放。
叶芽
Leaf buds appear on the branches in spring.
春天树枝上出现叶芽。
防患于未然；扼杀在萌芽状态
We should nip the problem in the bud.
我们应该把问题扼杀在萌芽状态。
萌芽阶段
The plant is still at the bud stage.
这株植物还处于萌芽阶段。
bud + -ing
rose + bud
taste + bud
cotton + bud
bud + worm
bud + -like
防患于未然
We should nip this problem in the bud before it gets worse.
我们应该在问题恶化之前防患于未然。
巴德，不是巴迪
Bud, Not Buddy is a wonderful children's book.
《巴德，不是巴迪》是一本精彩的儿童读物。
将其扼杀在萌芽状态
We should nip this issue in the bud before it escalates.
我们应该在问题升级前将其扼杀在萌芽状态。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.