bud1 /bʌd/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 HBPa young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens 芽;苞;蓓蕾in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) 含苞待放
come into bud (=start to produce buds) 长出花蕾
→5 see picture at 见图 tree 2 FRIENDLY American EnglishAmE spoken buddy 老兄 Hey, bud, how’s it going? 嘿,老兄,最近怎么样?
→ cotton bud, taste bud, → nip something in the bud at nip1(3)