| 单词 | budding |
| 释义 | budding (once / 1832 pages) 1adj 2n Something that is described as budding is growing brand new buds. A budding rose bush is getting ready to burst into bloom. If you are in a budding romance, it is also just about to burst into a new phase of excitement. Ooh la la. When a tree or flower is budding, it's showing signs of the branches and blossoms that will soon appear. The same is true of a person who's described as budding — if you're a budding filmmaker, you're new at making movies but already show great promise. Budding most likely comes from the Old French boter, "push forward or thrust." WORD FAMILYbudding: buddings+/bud: budded, budding, buds, disbud/disbud: disbudded, disbudding USAGE EXAMPLESThat year, her first Oscars season, Ms. Bening playfully deflected personal questions about her budding romance and attended the ceremony with her parents. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Like winning the Stanley Cup,” the budding Canadian star said. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) But the budding Rush Limbaugh underwent a stunning political conversion a few years later, switching from conservative talk-show host to a fiery liberal one. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1 adj beginning to develop 2a budding genius Syn undeveloped not developed n reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent Hyper agamogenesis, asexual reproduction reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
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