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flourish
[英] [ˈflʌriʃ] [美] [ˈflɚrɪʃ, ˈflʌr-] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

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1. VERB 繁荣;兴盛;兴旺 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. 

  • Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day...

    生意红火起来，不出6 个月他们就可以每天赚 18,000 卢布了。

  • Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto.

    城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。

flourishing

  • London quickly became a flourishing port.

    伦敦迅速成为了一个繁荣的港口。

2. VERB (植物或动物)长势好，茁壮成长 If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. 

  • The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.

    这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。

flourishing

  • Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe.

    英国拥有欧洲最大也是最具繁殖能力的狐狸种群。

3. VERB 挥动，挥舞(以引起注意) If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. 

  • He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.

    他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。

  • Flourish is also a noun.

    • He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.

      他一下子把尖顶帽从胳膊下面掏出来戴在头上，然后把帽檐拉低盖住眼睛。

4. N-COUNT (为引人注意的)夸张动作 If you do something with aflourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it. 

  • She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.

    她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。

5. N-COUNT 装饰曲线;装饰图案 A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration. 

  • He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish.

    他在账单上潦草地签上自己的名字，并在名字下面画了一条花体线。

Noun

1. a showy gesture;

  • "she entered with a great flourish"

2. an ornamental embellishment in writing

3. a display of ornamental speech or language

4. the act of waving

5. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments;

  • "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"
  • "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
Verb

1. grow stronger;

  • "The economy was booming"

2. gain in wealth

3. move or swing back and forth;

  • "She waved her gun"
1. Crops flourish in rich soil.
作物在肥沃的土壤中长得茂盛。

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2. He underlined his signature with a little flourish.
他挥笔在签名下画了一条线。

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3. When the root is firm, the branches flourish.
本固枝荣。

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4. With a flourish of their spears, the two men started sparring with each other.
两人拿长枪一比试，便打了起来。

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