芽，萌芽茎或枝上小的隆起物，有时被包在保护性的介壳中，内中有未发育的根、叶子或花 A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.
必须把一切恶感在发展成公开对抗之前，就消灭于萌芽状态之中。 Any ill-feeling has to be nipped in the bud before it develops into open revolt.