blossom
/ˈblɒs.əm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblɑː.səm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblä-səm/ (ame, mw) · /ˈblɒsəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblɑːsəm/ (ame, ipa)
blossom — 動詞
- blossompresent simple I / you / we / they
- blossoms3rd person singular
- blossoming-ing form
- blossomedpast simple
1. (of a fruit tree, bush, or other flowering plant) to open out into flowers, usua
開花
樹木或植物長出花朵
(of a fruit tree, bush, or other flowering plant) to open out into flowers, usually in spring and before any edible fruit grows.
The cherry trees in Obi's garden blossom every April after the last frost.
Obi 家花園裡的櫻花樹每年四月最後一次霜降後都會開花。
subject: tree/plant + blossom (intransitive)
Rin watered the small apple sapling all winter, hoping it would blossom by May.
Rin 整個冬天都為那棵小蘋果樹澆水，希望它在五月之前能開花。
The almond trees along the village road blossomed two weeks earlier than last year.
村邊路旁的杏樹今年比去年早了兩個禮拜開花。
Christopher's plum tree finally blossomed after three quiet, fruitless years.
Christopher 那棵李子樹靜靜過了三個沒結果的年頭，今年終於開花了。
- wither
flowers dying or drying up
文法句型
[tree/plant] + blossom
用法筆記
Subject is always a tree, plant, or branch — never a person. For people developing or improving, use sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. to grow more confident, attractive, or skilled as a person, or for feelings, fri
綻放；茁壯
人或關係漸漸發展、變得更好
to grow more confident, attractive, or skilled as a person, or for feelings, friendships, or projects to deepen and reach a fuller state.
After joining the choir, Mert blossomed into a confident and warm public speaker.
加入合唱團之後，Mert 慢慢綻放，成了一位自信又溫暖的公開演講者。
blossom into [noun] — describes a transformation
Their cautious first emails slowly blossomed into a deep friendship over five years.
他們最初小心翼翼的幾封 email，經過五年慢慢茁壯成一段深厚的友誼。
subject: relationship/feeling + blossom
Dario's small garden project blossomed once two neighbours offered free seeds and time.
兩位鄰居免費提供了種子和時間之後，Dario 的小菜園計畫開始茁壯起來。
Once the new coach arrived, Shanti's tennis really began to blossom.
新教練到任之後，Shanti 的網球真的開始綻放。
The shy nine-year-old has blossomed since her family moved to a quieter town.
自從家人搬到一個比較安靜的小鎮之後，那個害羞的九歲女孩整個綻放開來。
文法句型
blossom into [noun]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'into' when naming the fuller form (a leader, a friendship, a career). Distinguish from sense 1: subject is a person, feeling, relationship, or project — not a plant.
常見錯誤
blossom — 名詞
- blossomsingular
- blossomsplural
1. a single flower, or the whole spread of flowers, that appears for a short spring
花朵；花海
樹上或灌木上的花，常見於果樹
a single flower, or the whole spread of flowers, that appears for a short spring period — especially the showy flowers found on cherry, apple, or other fruit trees.
Ilan picked one pale pink blossom from the orchard and pinned it to his coat.
Ilan 從果園裡摘下一朵淡粉色的花，別在外套上。
countable use: a blossom
In April the whole hillside is covered in white apple blossom.
四月時，整片山坡覆蓋著白色的蘋果花海。
uncountable use: a mass of flowers
Tourists travel to Kyoto each spring to see the cherry trees in full blossom.
每年春天，遊客會到京都看櫻花盛開的櫻樹。
A single late blossom still clung to the old pear tree behind Renata's house.
Renata 家後面那棵老梨樹上，還掛著一朵晚開的花。
文法句型
in (full) blossom
[tree] + blossom
用法筆記
Often paired with the fruit tree's name (apple blossom, cherry blossom, orange blossom). The phrase 'in blossom' describes a tree currently bearing its flowers.
常見錯誤
2. the high point in someone's life or in a movement, when they are at their strong
全盛期；鼎盛
人或團體最有成就的時期
the high point in someone's life or in a movement, when they are at their strongest, most productive, or most admired.
Owen wrote his most loved songs during the early blossom of his solo career.
Owen 最受喜愛的歌，都是在他個人音樂生涯初期的全盛期寫下的。
metaphorical extension from the flower sense
The painter died young, cut off in the blossom of her talent.
那位畫家英年早逝，正處於她才華鼎盛之時。
fixed-ish phrase: 'in the blossom of'
These two decades are seen by many historians as the blossom of the city's craft trades.
許多歷史學者把這二十年視為這座城市手工業的鼎盛時期。
Reema looked back on her thirties as the real blossom of her writing life.
Reema 回頭看她的三十多歲，覺得那才是她寫作生涯真正的全盛期。
- decline
the falling-off phase that follows a peak
文法句型
in the blossom of [noun]
用法筆記
Formal and literary; everyday speech prefers 'peak' or 'prime'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a period of human or cultural flourishing, not a flower.