n.

1. 芽；叶芽[C][U]
2. 花蕾[C][U]
   The peach flowers are now in bud.

   桃花正含苞待放。

3. 萌芽，未成熟的事物[C][U]
   Any ill-feeling has to be nipped in the bud.

   必须把一切恶感消灭于萌芽状态之中。

4. 小孩；少女[C]

vi.

1. 发芽，抽芽
   The apple trees are budding.

   苹果树正在抽芽。

2. 开始生长
3. （鸟）啄食嫩芽

vt.

1. 使发芽；发芽生出
2. 接（芽）

n.

1. a compact knob-like growth on a plant which develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
2. Biology  an outgrowth from an organism that separates to form a new individual asexually.
3. Zoology  a rudimentary leg or other appendage of an animal which has not yet grown, or never will grow, to full size.

v.

n.