thrive
/θraɪv/verb
(past throve 或thrived; past participle thriven /ˈθrɪvən/或thrived)no obj.
1- (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously（孩子, 动物）茁壮成长, 植物茂盛生长：
the new baby thrived.
这新生婴儿长得快。
1.1
- prosper; flourish兴旺发达, 繁荣; 旺盛：
education groups thrive on organization
教育群体仰赖其组织性得到迅速发展
as adj. thriving a thriving economy.欣欣向荣的经济。
词源
Middle English （originally in the sense 'grow， increase'）： from Old Norse thrífask, reflexive of thrífa 'grasp， get hold of'. Compare with THRIFT.