Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5548
Fully loadedflourishing
繁荣；茂盛；茁壮成长
flourishing is the present participle of flourish.
核心释义
To grow or develop well; to prosper or be successful.
- 1.
茁壮成长；生长旺盛。
To thrive or grow well.
- 2.
繁荣兴旺；顺利发展。
To prosper or fare well.
- 3.
处于鼎盛时期；影响力最大时。
To be in a period of greatest influence.
- 4.
发展；使繁荣；扩大。
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- 5.
挥舞；挥动。
To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- 6.
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.
用法In use
The small business began to flourish after the new manager took over.
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.
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.
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。
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。
flourish in sth
in 后接环境、领域或条件，说明在何种情况下长得好。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想花朵（flower）盛开（-ish），即繁荣茂盛（flourish）。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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)。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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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