| 单词 | late bloomer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslate bloomer late bloomer n. (a) a plant which flowers relatively late, typically in late summer or early autumn (cf. early bloomer n. (a) at early adj. and n. Compounds 2); (b) figurative a person who displays talent, develops skills or interests, or achieves success at a relatively late stage (cf. early bloomer n. (b) at early adj. and n. Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1827 R. Sweet Brit. Flower Garden II. Pl. 151 As it is a late bloomer, the seeds should be sown early in Spring. 1887 J. H. Walworth Southern Silhouettes xxi. 286 The Blue Lick boys call Miss Margery ‘a late bloomer’, because, after leading the most secluded and innocuous girlhood, she suddenly effloresced into a determined and merciless woman with a mission. 1994 F. Tenenbaum et al. Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening 354/1 Late bloomers need more hours of darkness to initiate buds. 2000 New Republic 10 July 45/2 Intellectually, Hegel was a late bloomer. < as lemmas |
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