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flow·er /ˈflaʊə(r)/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 花；(苔藓等低等植物的)再生组织
raise flowers 养花
The flowers are in bloom. 花开了。
He gave her a bunch of flowers. 他送她一束花。
2. 开花植物
3. [the flower] 精华，最好的部分
the flower of one's achievements 最杰出的成就
The flower of the nation was sent off to war. 国家的菁华被送去打仗。
He wasted the flower of youth. 他浪费了青春年华。
4. 开花(期)；兴盛时期
in the flower of one's age 在年轻力壮时期
5. (花状)装饰物；[flowers] 修辞手段
flowers of speech 华丽的词藻
6. [flowers] 【化】华
flowers of sulphur 硫华
7. 发酵泡沫
8. 〈美俚〉柔弱的男子，脂粉气的男子；同性恋男子
II ❶ vi.
1. 开花
This plant flowers in May. 这种植物在5月开花。
2. 发育，成熟；繁荣；兴旺；长成
She flowered into womanhood. 她发育为成年女子。
His genius as a painter flowered very early. 他的绘画天才很早就发挥出来了。
❷ vt.
1. 用花(或花卉图案)装饰(或覆盖)
Frost flowered the window. 霜花覆盖着窗子。
2. 使开花
[<OFr flour<L flōs] phr. in flower 在开花 (期)；盛行 Peonies are in flower. 牡丹正在开花。Poetic drama was in flower in Elizabethan England. 诗剧在伊丽莎白时期的英国盛行。in full flower 在登峰造极之时 The leader was in full flower at that time. 那时是那个领导人的黄金时代。no flowers (by request) 1. (讣文用语)不收花圈 2. 没有悼念的表示 |