Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5548
flourish
繁荣;茂盛;茁壮成长
To grow or develop well; to prosper or be successful.
- 1.
To thrive or grow well.
茁壮成长;生长旺盛。
- 2.
To prosper or fare well.
繁荣兴旺;顺利发展。
- 3.
To be in a period of greatest influence.
处于鼎盛时期;影响力最大时。
- 4.
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
发展;使繁荣;扩大。
- 5.
To make bold, sweeping movements with.
挥舞;挥动。
- 6.
To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
炫耀地挥动;做夸张狂放的动作。
- 7.
To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
使用华丽辞藻;沉溺于修辞和夸张言辞。
- 8.
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
用钢笔作装饰性笔画;书写优美装饰性字体。
- 9.
To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
用美丽图案或辞藻装饰;点缀;润饰。
- 10.
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
演奏装饰性或前奏性的即兴乐段。
- 11.
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.
(生卒年不详时)活跃于某时期;处于某时期(floruit)。
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
In use
The small business began to flourish after the new manager took over.
Plants flourish in this fertile soil with plenty of sunlight.
Her career flourished once she moved to the city.
Verb forms
base flourish · third person flourishes · -ing flourishing · past flourished · past participle flourished
注意:flourish既可指'繁荣、茂盛',也可指'挥舞、炫耀',根据上下文判断。
Connections
Collocations
- flourish in
- 在...中繁荣发展
- The arts flourished in the Renaissance.文艺复兴时期艺术繁荣发展。
- flourish as
- 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。
- flourish under
- 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。
- flourish wildly
- 疯狂生长
- The garden flourished wildly after the rain.雨后花园里的植物疯狂生长。
- flourish a sword
- 挥舞剑
- He flourished his sword and charged.他挥舞着剑冲了上去。
- flourish one's wealth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想花朵(flower)盛开(-ish),即繁荣茂盛(flourish)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:formal writing、academic、business、everyday speech 动词flourish在表示“繁荣”或“茂盛”时语域中性,多用于正式文书、学术及商务语境,在日常口语中也较常见。表示“挥舞”时则更具体,语域中性偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
完美押韵:"nourish" /ˈnɝɪʃ/;拼写相近但发音不同的:"furnish" /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/ (多了一个/n/), "cherish" /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/ (元音不同)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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