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一般认为,burgeon 和 bud 有词源关系。
burgeon
bur·geon / ˈbəːdʒən; NAmE ˈbəːrdʒən /
verb [V]
(formal) to begin to grow or develop rapidly
激增;迅速发展
• bur·geon·ing adj.:
a burgeoning population
急剧增长的人口
burgeoning demand
迅速增加的需求
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bur∙geon / ˈbɚdʒən ; ˈbɜːdʒən /
◙verb [I] [formal]
1. to grow or develop quickly
• 急速增长(发展):
»the burgeoning market for digital cameras
快速发展的数码相机市场
bur·geon
I. noun
or bour·geon \ˈbərjən, ˈbə̄j-, ˈbəij-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English burjon, burjoun bud, from Old French burjon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; probably from the downiness of some buds — more at bureau
: bud, sprout
II. intransitive verb
or bourgeon \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English burjonen, burjounen, from burjon, burjoun, n.
: to grow or begin to grow like a plant : develop
< hope that the festival will burgeon slowly but steadily — New York Times >
as
a. : to be full to the point of bursting : swell
< the great burgeoning of a full barn — Meridel Le Sueur >
b. : to spring up suddenly : sprout
< only stick a root or a seed in the ground for some lush green thing to burgeon … like magic — Marcia Davenport >
c. : to expand rapidly and widely : flourish
< the love of the narrative and the hero burgeoned in the drum songs — Jeremy Ingalls >
< tiny events which burgeon into national alarums — Herman Wouk >
d. : to burst into bloom : blossom
< when the flame trees and jacaranda are burgeoning — Alan Carmichael >
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