| 单词 | blossom |
| 释义 | Related topics: Plants, Gardeningblos·som1 /ˈblɒsəm $ ˈblɑː-/ ●○○ noun 1 HBPDLG[countable, uncountable] a flower or the flowers on a tree or bush 〔树或灌木的〕花，花簇 pale pink blossoms 淡粉色的花朵 The cherry tree was covered in blossom. 樱桃树花满枝头。 →5 see picture at 见图 tree2. in (full) blossom HBPDLGwith the flowers fully open 〔鲜花〕盛开，怒放Examples from the Corpusblossom• It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossom, the vivid green terraces edged with blue irises.• Shivers like blossoms fell upon her incorporeal form, silver rain and bright bubbles of light.• The President, who drinks very little alcohol, sipped his favorite cocktail, a weak orange blossom.• orange blossom• Here we chose a cherry with pale pink spring blossom, a welcome sight early in the year.• The blossoms also signify the feminine characteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness.• Lincoln squatted beside a hibiscus with three blossoms.• Occasionally there were small, isolated villages, looking like white blossom carelessly tossed on the vast landscape.Related topics: Plants, Gardeningblossom2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 HBPDLGif trees blossom, they produce flowers 开花 The apple trees are just beginning to blossom. 苹果树正开始开花。2 (also blossom out)HAPPYSUCCESSFUL to become happier, more beautiful, more successful etc 变得快乐；变得漂亮；兴旺 Pete’s blossomed out in his new school. 皮特到了新学校后变得活泼开朗了。blossom into The idea blossomed into a successful mail order business. 这个想法最后发展成了一家成功的邮购公司。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusblossom• The doubts maturing in Coleridge's own mind concerning events that summer blossomed alarmingly at the end of September.• Without stage drama, her eccentricity blossomed, and drew Jack and Rob into it.• Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays.• Pete has really blossomed in his new school.• Chomsky places faith in special neural mechanisms blossoming in the brain.• But in blossoming, Jessie unknowingly tears open a decades-old secret that could cost her her life.• He is growing, blossoming, learning about this leadership role and still has lessons to absorb.• Trees and bushes have blossomed with new life at the dawn of a new season.Origin blossom1 Old English blostmblos·som1 nounblossom2 verbChineseSyllable or a on flower Corpus or flowers tree the a |
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