bud

芽、花苞、蓓蕾

The rose bushes are covered with tight little buds.

玫瑰叢上長滿了緊實的小花苞。

老兄、兄弟口語，美式，稱呼用

Hey bud, you dropped your wallet back there.

老兄，你的皮夾掉在後面了。

耳機口語，常用複數

I forgot my buds, so I can't listen to music.

我忘了帶耳機，所以沒辦法聽音樂。

發芽、萌芽、長出花苞

The cherry trees began to bud after the warm spell.

一陣暖和的天氣過後，櫻花樹開始冒出花苞。

防患未然、扼殺於萌芽

We should nip this rumor in the bud before it spreads.

我們應該趁謠言還沒傳開就把它壓下來。