flourish

英['flʌrɪʃ] 美['flɜːrɪʃ]
  • v. 茂盛;繁荣;挥舞;活跃
  • n. 挥舞;花样;炫耀;华丽词藻
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  • floatable adj.可漂浮的;可浮起的;可航行的
    v. (动词)
    1. 茂盛,繁茂
    2. 繁荣,兴旺,繁盛,昌盛,兴荣
    3. 挥舞,摇动,挥动
    4. 手舞足蹈
    5. 健壮有力
    6. 处于旺盛时期
    7. 装饰,盛饰
    8. 盛行,享有盛名
    9. 夸示,夸耀,炫耀
    10. 以颜色装饰,以花体字作...的装饰
    11. 茁壮成长
    12. 健康幸福
    13. 活跃
    14. 全盛时期, 顶峰,鼎盛时期
    15. 写装饰体,用华丽词藻
    16. 吹奏嘹亮的喇叭声
    17. 演奏华丽的乐段
    n. (名词)
    1. 挥舞,挥动
    2. 花饰
    3. 华丽的词藻
    4. 茂盛
    5. 炫耀
    6. 炫耀性的动作, 夸张动作
    7. 【音】装饰性乐段
    8. 响亮的喇叭吹奏
    9. 兴旺,繁荣
    10. 丰富多彩
    11. 花字,花边
    12. 雕花
    13. 丰富多彩的演奏
    14. 【音】有震颤音的花腔
    15. 给人深刻印象的行动
    v. (动词)
    1. vi. 旺盛; 兴隆 grow in a healthy manner; be well and active; prosper
    2. vi. 享有盛名 (of a famous person) be alive and active (at the time indicated)
    3. vt. 挥舞并炫耀 wave about and show

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a showy gesture;

    "she entered with a great flourish"

  2. an ornamental embellishment in writing

  3. a display of ornamental speech or language

  4. the act of waving

  5. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments;

    "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"
    "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

Verb:
  1. grow vigorously;

    "The deer population in this town is thriving"
    "business is booming"

  2. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance;

    "The new student is thriving"

  3. move or swing back and forth;

    "She waved her gun"

1. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.
保持土壤湿润,那样幼苗就能茁壮成长。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.
她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。

来自柯林斯例句

3. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish.
如果不加以遏制,杂草就会疯长。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He underlined his signature with a little flourish.
他挥笔在签名下画了一条线.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Crops flourish in rich soil.
作物在肥沃的土壤中长得茂盛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. There were two or three palm trees flourishing in the promenade garden.
      街心花园里有两三棵枝繁叶茂的棕榈树。
    2. Plants will not flourish without water.
      没有水植物就不会长得茂盛。
    3. These plants flourish in a damp climate.
      这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
    4. Our business seemed to flourish.
      我们在生意看上去很兴隆。
    5. No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
      在目前的经济气候中,任何新生意都兴旺不起来。
    6. She rushed in flourishing a document.
      她急匆匆地走了进来,手里挥舞着一份文件。
    7. The banner flourished in the wind.
      旗帜在空中飞舞
    8. Chaucer flourished at the end of 14th century.
      乔叟在14世纪末享有盛名。
    9. In Germany the baroque style of art flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries.
      在德国,巴罗克艺术风格在17和18世纪非常盛行。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She rode by with a flourish of her whip.
      她骑马挥鞭而过。
    2. He opened the door for her with a flourish.
      他潇洒地为她打开了门。
    3. He went away with a flourish of his hat.
      他挥帽而去。
    4. He underlined his signature with a little flourish.
      他挥笔在签名下画了一条线。
    5. He showed us his new design with much flourish.
      他炫耀地向我们展示他的新设计。
    6. The doctor showed us about his hospital with much flourish.
      这位医生颇为炫耀地带着我们参观了他的医院。
    7. His is a cut-and-thrust style without any flourish.
      他的文章风格犀利明快,没有任何华丽的词藻。
    8. Her speech was full of flourish.
      她的演讲充满了华丽的词藻。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. Crops flourish in rich soil.
      作物在肥沃的土壤中长得茂盛。
    2. His business seemed to be flourishing.
      他的生意似乎兴隆。
    3. The writer flourished around 1930.
      那位作家在1930年左右名噪一时。
    4. Socrates flourished about 400 B.C.
      苏格拉底在公元前四世纪左右享有盛名。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. He flourished his stick at the boy.
      他朝那个男孩挥舞棍棒。
    2. John flourished the letter when he saw us.
      约翰看见我们时手中挥舞着一封信。
    3. “I've passed my examination! ”shouted the boy, flourishing a letter in his mother's face.
      “我考试及格了!”男孩在母亲面前挥着一封信,大声嚷道。
v. (动词)
  1. flourish的基本意思是达到或正达到理想的目的,指在一段时间内茁壮成长或壮大,处于事业的高峰,而无衰败的迹象,用于人时,则指其处于全盛时期或极大成功的阶断。
  2. 本词与flower同根,俗语说“花无百日红”,所以本词也含有“兴旺发达”不一定持续很久,也可能将来会衰落之意。
  3. flourish作“兴隆”“旺盛”解时是不及物动词,作“挥舞并炫耀”解时是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
v. (动词)
flourish, brandish, swing, thrash, wave
  • 这组词都可表示“挥动”。其区别是:
  • swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动,也指不停地转动; brandish强调挥舞某物以示威胁、恐吓; flourish指为了表示炫耀、喜悦或虚张声势而挥动手中的武器、棍棒等物; thrash指猛烈摆动,有时带有响声; wave指没有规律、节奏地波动或拍动。
  • flourish, prosper, thrive
  • 这组词都有“旺盛”的意思。其区别是:
  • 1.flourish和thrive都可指生物发育好, flourish用以指植物,强调枝叶茂密或花果累累, thrive既可指植物,也可指动物和人。
  • 2.flourish, thrive和prosper均可引申表示在某方面兴旺发达, prosper强调在经济上兴旺发达; flourish和thrive强调在某事业上如文化、艺术、科学、体育或某行业上兴旺发达。
  • 3.表示经济繁荣时, flourish, prosper和thrive可互换。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词