a noun 1 a small lump that grows on a plant and
from which a flower, leaf or stem develops
#; ^^ H: the first buds appearing in spring # A # o The tree
is in bud already. MBtf o — picture tree 2 a flower or leaf that is
not fully open AJF&tl#:; AKA (ft nf — picture c> plant
3 (NAmE, informal) - buddy
: Listen, bud, enough of the
wisecracks, OK? n/flf, %%:, 8'j # i# \% & ®
T'.ff A fr ? — see also cotton bud,
ROSEBUD,
TASTE BUD ITTOI See NIP V.
m verb [V] to produce buds A#
Bud
dha /'boda/
noun 1 (also the Buddha) the person on whose
teachings the Buddhist religion is based {#} |?g (
WSC'B'Jin A ) 2 [C] a statue or picture of the Buddha \%\% 3 [C] a person who has
achieved enlightenment (=
spiritual knowledge) in Buddhism $, ftj#
(ffi&'ffc'frmmwx)
Bud
dhism /’budizam/
noun [U] an Asian religion based
on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama (or Buddha) ► Bud dhist /'budist/ noun -, a
devout Buddhist fUM Bud-dhist
/'budist/
ody. [usually before noun]: a Buddhist monk/temple Sffcfs In /
bud-ding
/’bAdir)/
od/V [only before noun] beginning to develop or become successful if
W: a budding artist/writer — ik % A M / A fe
§f 1 o
our budding romance
bud-dleia /'bAdlia/ noun [C, U] a bush with purple
or white flowers that grow in groups
buddy /'bAdi/ noun, verb
m noun
[pi -ies) 1 (NAmE also bud) (informal) a friend If] A; ;
an old
college buddy of mine A
2 (also bud) (both NAmE) used to speak to a man you do not know ( AiAiJlfe);l§ A ) #5fc, 'Where
to, buddy?’the
driver asked. L, #5£? ” w]|fl|ii]
jt 0 3 (especially NAmE) a partner who does an activity with you so
that you can help each other ; #;#: The school uses a buddy system to pair
newcomers with older students.
mverb (bud-dies, buddying, bud-died,
bud-died) .buddy 'up (to/with sb) {NAmE) 1
= pal up (with sb) : You and your neighbour
might want to
buddy up to make the trip more
enjoyable.
2 to become friendly with sb in order to get an advantage for yourself ( A
iWJ) )
, ( fo£A )
'buddy movie noun (informal) a film/movie in which there is a close
friendship between two people ik # tfr
& ()
budge /bAd3/ verb (usually used in negative sentences il # f
l A # aE ft}) 1 to move slightly;
to make sth/sb move slightly ( ) fefflt&Efj, SPSfj: [V] She pushed at
the door but it wouldn’t
budge. iiTill, f J £P - * H) A 0J o O The dog refused to budge. $JA1f 0 [VN]
I heaved with all my might but still couldn’t budge it.
A tfeL |E EL fyfti „ 2 to change your opinion about sth; to make
sb change their opinion ( ftfe )
A M., ilk 'M M A : [V] He won’t budge an inch on the
issue. — Ait
it A <> 0 [VN]
He was
not
to be budged on the issue. _h
ftfe A^ihAo
IJ!I;V1 .budge ’up (BrE, informal) to move, so that there is room for other
people it Jf-; $$ Jf K771 move up: Budge up a bit!
budg-eri gar /’bAd3ariga:(r)/ noun (also informal budgie) (both BrE) a small bird of the parrot family, often kept in a cage as a pet
budget /'bAd3it/ noun, verb, adj.
m noun 1 [C, U] the money that is available to a
person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of
time MM: a monthly/an annual/a family budget /Jfc&MM 0 the education/defence
budget (= the amount of money
that can be spent on this) Wi fj I ®lVii MM 0 an advertising budget of $2
million Mit
200 Jf
jt&jr pf
oa big-budget
movie — b We decorated the house on a tight
budget (= without much money
to spend). fife T M A o <> The work was finished on
time and within budget (- did not cost more money than was