blossom

noun

1. （尤指果树或灌木的）花朵，花簇
   a flower or a mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree or bush
   1. cherry/orange/apple blossom
      樱桃 / 橘子 / 苹果花
   2. The trees are in blossom .
      树上鲜花盛开。

verb

1. 开花
   to produce blossom
2. 变得更加健康（或自信、成功）
   to become more healthy, confident or successful
   1. She has visibly blossomed over the last few months.
      她近几个月以来身体明显好多了。
   2. Their friendship blossomed into love.
      他们的友谊发展成了爱情。

1. N-VAR （树木的）花， 花簇
   Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
   1. The cherry blossom came out early in Washington this year.
      今年华盛顿的樱花开得很早。
   2. ...the blossoms of plants, shrubs and trees.
      草木的花
2. VERB 兴盛；变得有魅力；变得成功
   If someone or something blossoms, they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities.
   1. Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?...
      为什么有的人比他人大器晚成？
   2. What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
      最初的地方节日已经发展成了国际性盛会。
   3. ...the blossoming relationship between Israel and Eastern Europe.
      以色列和东欧国家之间日益良好的关系
3. VERB （树木）开花
   When a tree blossoms, it produces blossom.
   1. Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
      开始下雨了，桃树也开花了。

1. Among the varieties available, my preference stays with the old and lovely pink-flowered variety, 'Apple Blossom'.
   可供选择的品种当中，我还是偏好这种老式、可爱、带有粉色花朵的类型，“苹果花”。
2. What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
   原先的地方节日已经发展成为一项国际性活动。
3. The cherry blossom came out early in Washington this year.
   今年华盛顿的樱花开得很早。
4. Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?
   为什么有的人比他人大器晚成？
5. Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
   开始下雨了，桃树也开花了。
6. There is no blossom this year on the plum trees.
   今年李子树不开花。
7. With so much spring in the garden, how can it be contained? A spray of red apricot blossom has already reached over the wall.
   满园春色关不住，一枝红杏出墙来。
8. Flowers blossom in a riot of colour.
   百花争艳。
9. The country is covered with wild flowers.; Wild flowers blossom everywhere.
   野花遍地。
10. The plum trees begin to blossom.
    梅花开了。
11. The oriental cherry is in full blossom.
    樱花盛开。
12. The apple blossom is out.
    苹果花开了。
13. New industries can blossom over night if we find an outlet for their products.
    如果我们为产品找得到销路，一些新兴的产业短期内就会成长起来。
14. The magnolias are beginning to blossom.
    木兰要开花儿了。
15. There is no blossom on the cherry trees this year.
    今年这些樱树没有开花。
16. It was again a time of sunshine and gentle breezes, of trees and shrubs bursting into glorious blossom.
    又是风和日丽、万木争荣的时节了。
17. Trees turn green and flowers start to blossom.
    树变绿了，鲜花也开始绽放。
18. They will bud and blossom and bear fruit.
    它们将萌芽，开花和结果。
19. The tree was covered with beautiful pink blossom.
    这树开满了美丽的粉红色的花。
20. Cherry Blossom Festival, cherry blossom is always special for us.
    樱花节，樱花对我们来说始终是特别的。
21. He must have been bewitched by the spring, the night, the apple blossom!
    他一定是受了春天、夜色和苹果花的迷惑！
22. Flowers blossom and trees turn green in this season.
    在这个季节，花也开了，树也绿了。
23. This is the blossom season now but it snowed.
    本该是开花的季节现在却下起了雪。
24. To me this image exactly depicts the life of a Cherry Blossom.
    对我而言这图像精确地描述一枝樱花盛开的寿命。
25. Some beauty parlors can provide various kinds of flowers simultaneously, like rose, peach blossom and apricot flowers.
    一些美容院可以同时提供多种花瓣服务，象玫瑰花、桃花和杏花等等。
26. Natalie: I'm going to miss the cherry blossom trees and tulips.
    纳塔莉：我会想念樱桃花树和郁金香的。
27. Japanese poets have great affection for plum blossom and oriental cherry.
    梅花和樱花是深受日本诗人青睐的名花。
28. March, a peach blossom in full bloom, I registered a blog.
    阳春三月桃花开了，我的博客也开通了。
29. This is an early blooming Cherry Blossom shot in Nagoya, Japan.
    这是名古屋早开了的樱花。
30. It's the blossom on a cherry.
    就是樱桃上开的花。

  bloom blossom bud flower【导航词义：花】

  bloom n. 花

〔辨析〕主要指植物开的花及开花的状态。

  blossom n. 花，花朵

〔辨析〕主要指树或灌木的花。

  bud n. 花蕾

〔辨析〕指正待开放的花苞。

  flower n. 花

〔辨析〕指开放的花朵，也可泛指花卉。

noun

1. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

   Synonym:    flowerbloom

2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

   Synonym:    flowerprimepeakheydaybloomefflorescenceflush

verb

1. develop or come to a promising stage
   1. Youth blossomed into maturity

   Synonym:    blossom outblossom forthunfold

2. produce or yield flowers
   1. The cherry tree bloomed

   Synonym:    bloomflower