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Blossom N Blossomed English Blostma German Bhel Late

单词 blossom
音标 ['blɔsəm]
解释 n. 花;v. (树木)开花
红宝书 【例】 The cherry trees blossomed earlier this year. (樱桃花今年开得早)
字源 blossom (n.)
c.1200, from Old English blostm, blostma "blossom, flower, fruit," from Proto-Germanic *blo-s- (cognates: Middle Low German blosom, Dutch bloesem, German Blust), from PIE *bhlow-, extended form of *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole). This is the native word, now largely superseded by bloom and flower.
blossom (v.)
late 14c., from Old English blostmian, from blostma "blossom, flower" (see blossom (n.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Related: Blossomed; blossoming.
不择手段背单词 n. (指可以结果实的)花 = flower; 全盛期(迅速发展的时期); v 指树木开花; 兴旺; 繁荣
【例】The child blossomed into a beauty 这女孩天生就是个美人.
趣味全助记 【记】同bloom;blow吹 + some 忽如一夜春风来,千树万树梨花开

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