Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8601
prosper
繁荣；兴旺；成功
核心释义
make steady progress; reach a high point in one's career or in historical significance or importance
- 1.
成功；顺利；幸运或兴旺；繁荣；获利。
To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- 2.
增长；增加。
To grow; to increase.
使成功；使昌盛；成功；顺利；幸运或兴旺；繁荣；获利。；增长；增加。；繁荣；兴隆
用法In use
Small businesses often prosper when they listen to their customers.
用法提示：prosper 为不及物动词，表示“兴旺、成功”，这里用一般现在时描述普遍现象。
After she moved to the new city, her career prospered.
用法提示：prospered 是 prosper 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示“取得成功、发展”。
The town is prospering because the new railway brings more visitors.
用法提示：is prospering 为现在进行时，不及物动词，表示“正在繁荣、兴旺”。
somebody + prosper
不及物用法，表示主语自身走向繁荣。
Under the new management, the company prospered.
在新管理层的领导下，公司繁荣起来。
somebody + prosper + in/at + noun
搭配介词 in 或 at 表示在某方面繁荣。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prosper in business
- 生意兴隆
- Many small businesses prosper in this vibrant economy.许多小企业在这个充满活力的经济中生意兴隆。
- prosper financially
- 财务上成功
- She prospered financially through smart investments.她通过明智的投资在财务上获得了成功。
- continue to prosper
- 继续繁荣
- The company continues to prosper under new management.这家公司在新管理层下继续繁荣发展。
- help someone prosper
- 帮助某人成功
- Education helps individuals prosper in their careers.教育帮助个人在职业生涯中取得成功。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：pro（向前）+ sper（希望），向前满怀希望，就会繁荣昌盛。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business、economy、career ‘prosper’ 通常用于正式或书面语境，多指经济、事业等方面的繁荣或成功。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'prosper' because their stressed vowels differ. All share the spelling chunk 'per' at the end, but their pronunciations vary. For example, 'whisper' has /ɪ/ while 'prosper' has /ɑː/; 'temper' has /e/; 'camper' and 'hamper' have /æ/; 'usurper' has /uːˈzɜːr/ with stress on the second syllable. Only 'proper' has a similar initial stressed vowel /ɑː/, but the consonant cluster after the vowel (p vs sp) prevents a true rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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