Word · Frequency #1270
flowered
开花
flowered is the past of flower.
To produce flowers; to bloom.
- 1.
To put forth blooms.
开花。
- 2.
To decorate with pictures of flowers.
用花卉图案装饰。
- 3.
To reach a state of full development or achievement.
达到充分发展或成就的状态。
- 4.
To come off as flowers by sublimation.
通过升华以花朵形式析出。
繁荣;充分发展;用花装饰;绘以花卉;升华成花状晶体;开花。;用花卉图案装饰。
In use
The cherry trees flower in early spring.
Her talent flowered after years of practice.
They flowered the garden with colorful annuals.
flower (intransitive)
作“开花”讲时是不及物动词,不接宾语。
These plants flower in early spring.
这些植物在早春开花。
flower into [noun]
flower into 意为“发展成”,表示逐渐达到充分发展的状态。
The idea flowered into a global movement.
这个想法发展成了一场全球性的运动。
be flowered with [design]
作“用花卉图案装饰”讲时常用被动语态,with 后接装饰图案。
The tablecloth is flowered with a delicate pattern.
Connections
Collocations
- flower into
- 发展成;演变成
- Their friendship flowered into a lasting partnership.他们的友谊发展成持久的伙伴关系。
- flower in spring
- 在春天开花
- These bulbs flower in spring.这些鳞茎植物在春天开花。
- flower early
- 早开花
- The tulips flowered early this year.今年郁金香开得早。
- flower profusely
- 大量开花,繁花盛开
- The garden flowered profusely after the rain.雨后花园里繁花盛开。
- flowering plant
- 开花植物;有花植物
- Most flowering plants depend on pollinators.大多数开花植物依赖传粉者。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:flower既指“花”也作动词“开花”,想象花瓣像水流(flow)般层层绽放,加-er表示动态过程。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:园艺与植物生长、文学或书面描写、日常花木观察 作动词表示“开花”时,flower 属于中性正式用词,通常用于植物生长、园艺或文学性描述;在日常口语中不如 bloom 常用,但在书面或客观描述中很自然。
Grammar Note
既可作不及物动词(开花),也可作及物动词(用花装饰)
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 flower(/ˈflaʊɚ/)在美式发音中押韵,都含 /aʊɚ/ 音。注意拼写相似的 lower 通常读 /ˈloʊɚ/(更低的),shower 若指“展示者”读 /ˈʃoʊɚ/,二者与 flower 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,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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