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单词 flourish
释义
flourish
flʌrɪʃ flɜːr- ˈflɜrɪʃ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense flourishes, present participle flourishing, past tense , past participle flourished
1 VERB 繁荣;兴盛;兴旺 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁荣;兴盛;兴旺
  • Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day. [VERB]

    生意红火起来,不出6 个月他们就可以每天赚 18,000 卢布了。

  • Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto. [VERB]

    城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。

flourishing
  • London quickly became a flourishing port.

    伦敦迅速成为了一个繁荣的港口。

2 VERB (植物或动物)长势好,茁壮成长 If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. (植物或动物)长势好,茁壮成长
  • The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes. [VERB]

    这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。

flourishing
  • Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe.

    英国拥有欧洲最大也是最具繁殖能力的狐狸种群。

3 VERB 挥动,挥舞(以引起注意) If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. 挥动,挥舞(以引起注意)
  • He flourished the glass to emphasize the point. [VERB noun]

    他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。

SYN wave, brandish, sweep, swish
Flourish is also a noun.
  • He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.

    他一下子把尖顶帽从胳膊下面掏出来戴在头上,然后把帽檐拉低盖住眼睛。

4 N-COUNT (为引人注意的)夸张动作 If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it. (为引人注意的)夸张动作
  • She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.

    她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。

5 N-COUNT 装饰曲线;装饰图案 A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration. 装饰曲线;装饰图案
  • He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish.

    他在账单上潦草地签上自己的名字,并在名字下面画了一条花体线。

SYN curlicue, sweep, decoration, swirl
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