sth flourishes
不及物用法,主语常为植物、生意或文化,表示生长旺盛或兴旺发达。
After the rain, the young plants flourished.
雨后,幼苗长得十分茂盛。
挥舞;挥动;处于鼎盛时期;活跃于(某时期);使繁荣;发展;促进;用花体字书写;加花体装饰;使用华丽辞藻;卖弄辞藻
To grow or develop well; to prosper or be successful.
茁壮成长;生长旺盛。
To thrive or grow well.
繁荣兴旺;顺利发展。
To prosper or fare well.
处于鼎盛时期;影响力最大时。
To be in a period of greatest influence.
发展;使繁荣;扩大。
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
挥舞;挥动。
To make bold, sweeping movements with.
炫耀地挥动;做夸张狂放的动作。
To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
使用华丽辞藻;沉溺于修辞和夸张言辞。
To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
用钢笔作装饰性笔画;书写优美装饰性字体。
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
用美丽图案或辞藻装饰;点缀;润饰。
To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
演奏装饰性或前奏性的即兴乐段。
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(生卒年不详时)活跃于某时期;处于某时期(floruit)。
To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
一般现在时
Business flourishes in the spring.
商业在春天繁荣。
一般过去时
He flourished the letter in my face.
他拿着信在我面前挥舞。
现在进行时
The plants are flourishing in the greenhouse.
这些植物在温室里茁壮成长。
注意:flourish既可指'繁荣、茂盛',也可指'挥舞、炫耀',根据上下文判断。
The small business began to flourish after the new manager took over.
这家小企业在新经理接手后开始繁荣起来。
用法提示:flourish 作动词,表示“繁荣”,用于描述商业发展。
Plants flourish in this fertile soil with plenty of sunlight.
在这种肥沃的土壤和充足的阳光下,植物生长茂盛。
用法提示:flourish 作动词,表示“茂盛”,用于描述植物生长。
Her career flourished once she moved to the city.
她搬到城市后,事业蓬勃发展。
用法提示:flourished 是 flourish 的过去式,表示“蓬勃发展”,用于描述职业发展。
不及物用法,主语常为植物、生意或文化,表示生长旺盛或兴旺发达。
After the rain, the young plants flourished.
雨后,幼苗长得十分茂盛。
in 后接环境、领域或条件,说明在何种情况下长得好。
These orchids flourish in warm, humid climates.
这些兰花在温暖潮湿的气候中生长旺盛。
under 后接人或事物,表示在某人的带领或某种条件的影响下兴旺起来。
The company flourished under her leadership.
在她的领导下,公司蓬勃发展。
及物用法,宾语多为手中挥动之物,如剑、帽子、指挥棒,常含炫耀或夸张的意味。
He flourished a knife and demanded money.
他挥舞着一把刀,索要钱财。
与flourish非常接近,在多数语境下可互换。
常强调经济或物质上的成功。
更富诗意,常用于植物或健康。
含义更广,可指达成目标。
尤指经济或产业的快速增长。
grammar · medium
易错句子We are living in a flourish economy.
正确表达We are living in a flourishing economy.
flourish 是动词,不能直接放在名词前作定语;要表示“繁荣的”须用其现在分词 flourishing(此处起形容词作用)。汉语里“繁荣的”可直接修饰名词,学习者因此常把动词原形当形容词用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new policy flourished the local economy.
正确表达The new policy made the local economy flourish.
表示“繁荣、兴旺”时的 flourish 是不及物动词,后面不能接宾语;汉语“使……繁荣”的使动结构若逐字直译成 flourish + 宾语就出错,应改用 make sth flourish 或其他及物表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flourish of trade brought wealth to the town.
正确表达The flourishing of trade brought wealth to the town.
表示“繁荣、兴旺”时英文用动词 flourish,其名词化形式是动名词 flourishing;英文中 a flourish 作名词指“挥舞、花体笔画”等,与“繁荣”无关,所以此处不能用 flourish。
flourish 的反义词(词义:繁荣,茂盛)
flourish 的反义词(词义:繁荣,兴旺)
flourish 的反义词(词义:挥舞,炫耀)
flourish 的反义词(词义:挥舞,炫耀)
thrive 强调因条件适宜而生长得好或经营得兴旺,常与植物、企业搭配;flourish 更侧重繁荣、鼎盛的状态或时期,可用于文化、艺术等更广领域。
prosper 多指经济、事业上的成功与富足,带商业或财务色彩;flourish 范围更广,可指植物茂盛、文化繁荣或人处于鼎盛期。
bloom 主要指植物开花或人容光焕发,强调花期的外观;flourish 强调生长旺盛、繁荣发展,不限于开花。
在...中繁荣发展
The arts flourished in the Renaissance.
文艺复兴时期艺术繁荣发展。
作为...兴旺
She flourished as a painter after moving to Paris.
搬到巴黎后,她作为一名画家事业兴旺。
在...统治下繁荣
The economy flourished under the new government.
经济在新政府领导下繁荣发展。
疯狂生长
The garden flourished wildly after the rain.
雨后花园里的植物疯狂生长。
挥舞剑
He flourished his sword and charged.
他挥舞着剑冲了上去。
繁荣如青翠月桂树
Despite the economic downturn, her business flourished like a green bay tree.
尽管经济不景气,她的生意却繁荣如青翠月桂树。
义人要发旺如棕树。
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
义人要发旺如棕树,他生长如黎巴嫩的香柏树。
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炫耀财富
He always flourished his wealth in front of others.
他总在别人面前炫耀自己的财富。