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bloom

/bloom/US // blum //UK // (bluːm) //

绽放,蓬勃发展,绽开,绽放的花朵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : the flower of a plant.
    • : flowers collectively: the bloom of the cherry tree.
    • : state of having the buds opened: The gardens are all in bloom.
    • : a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.: the bloom of youth; the bloom of Romanticism.
    • : a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of youth and health: a serious illness that destroyed her bloom.
    • : the glossy, healthy appearance of the coat of an animal.
    • : a moist, lustrous appearance indicating freshness in fish.
    • : redness or a fresh appearance on the surface of meat.
    • : Botany. a whitish powdery deposit or coating, as on the surface of certain fruits and leaves: the bloom of the grape.
    • : any similar surface coating or appearance: the bloom of newly minted coins.
    • : any of certain minerals occurring as powdery coatings on rocks or other minerals.
    • : Also called chill. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.
    • : Also called algal bloom, water bloom . the sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae, on the surface of a body of water.
    • : Television. image spread produced by excessive exposure of highlights in a television image.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to produce or yield blossoms.
    • : to flourish or thrive: a recurrent fad that blooms from time to time.
    • : to be in or achieve a state of healthful beauty and vigor: a sickly child who suddenly bloomed; a small talent that somehow bloomed into major artistry.
    • : to glow with warmth or with a warm color.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to yield blossoms.
    • : to make bloom or cause to flourish: a happiness that blooms the cheek.
    • : to invest with luster or beauty: an industry that blooms one's talents.
    • : to cause a cloudy area on; dampen; chill: Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.
    • : Optics. to coat with an antireflection material.

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Examples

  • Cyanobacterial blooms occur when still, warm water—like a pond—has so much nitrogen and phosphorus that the algae are able to breed and grow at an extremely fast rate, spreading throughout the pond.

  • It’s a condition where an overgrowth of algae, known as a bloom, removes a lot of oxygen from the water.

  • “The ability to tie back to business outcomes is always going to be attractive,” Bloom added.

  • If you look closely, part of the bloom resembles an elephant’s trunk.

  • Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict were among them—and the source of the problem, as Bloom saw it.

  • Good news: so is this grainy TMZ footage of a Bieber/Bloom Ibiza brawl.

  • With women put in front of the public to justify staying with bad men, we see these justifications in full bloom.

  • About Blood Meridian, Bloom has said, “The violence is the book.”

  • “She follows the war and makes it very much into her business,” noted the critic Harold Bloom.

  • If you've ever questioned Justin Bieber's masculinity, he was almost knocked out by ORLANDO BLOOM.

  • Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

  • The late roses and white lilies were in full bloom, the latter filling the air with a sweet odor and making a lovely background.

  • In many of the parks, the rhododendrons were in full bloom, and their rich masses of color wonderfully enlivened the scenery.

  • Vases of flowers diffused their fragrance and expanded their beauty where flowers were never seen to bloom before.

  • The day lilies were in bloom, and that meant August; it meant also that her book was written, rewritten, and ready to be copied.