Flourish Flourishing People Notice Quickly Verb 动词 Healthy
The word 'flourish' means to prosper, thrive, or grow well. It can also refer to waving something to attract attention, an exaggerated movement, or a decorative flourish in writing or speech.
[VERB 动词]繁荣;兴盛;兴旺 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.
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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。
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London quickly became a flourishing port.
伦敦迅速成为了一个繁荣的港口。
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[VERB 动词](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.
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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。
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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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。
Oxford
flour·ish/ˈflʌrɪʃ; NAmEˈflɜːrɪʃ/
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flourishflourishesflourishedflourishingverb1[intransitive ]to develop quickly and be successful or common 繁荣;昌盛;兴旺SYN
thrive
◆Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.在目前的经济气候下,很少有企业兴旺发达。2[intransitive ]to grow well; to be healthy and happy 茁壮成长;健康幸福SYN
thrive
◆These plants flourish in a damp climate.这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。◆( especially BrE) I'm glad to hear you're all flourishing.听说你们都健康幸福,我感到高兴。3[transitive ]flourishsth to wave sth around in a way that makes people look at it (为引起注意)挥舞noun1[usually singular ]an exaggerated movement that you make when you want sb to notice you (为引起注意的)夸张动作◆He opened the door for her with a flourish.他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。2[usually singular ]an impressive act or way of doing sth 给人深刻印象的行动;令人难忘的方式◆The season ended with a flourish for Rooney, when he scored in the final minute of the match.鲁尼本赛季华丽收关:他在比赛最后一分钟射进一球。3details and decoration that are used in speech or writing (讲话或文章的)华丽辞藻,修饰◆a speech full of rhetorical flourishes满篇华丽辞藻的演讲4a curved line, that is used as decoration, especially in writing (尤指手写体的)装饰曲线;花彩字5[usually singular ]a loud short piece of music, that is usually played to announce an important person or event 花彩号声◆a flourish of trumpets小号齐鸣flour·ish/ˈflʌrɪʃ; NAmEˈflɜːrɪʃ/
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flourishflour‧ish1 /ˈflʌrɪʃ $ ˈflɜːrɪʃ/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive] to develop well and be successfulSYN thrive: The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.2[intransitive] to grow well and be very healthy → thrive: Most plants will flourish in the rich deep soils here.3[transitive] to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it: She walked quickly to the desk, flourishing her cheque book.
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1with a flourish with a large confident movement that makes people notice you: He opened his wallet with a flourish and took out a handful of notes.2[countable usually singular] a special or impressive part of something: There’s nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a menu a final flourish.with a flourish They finished the season with a flourish, winning their last three matches.3[countable] a loud part of a piece of music, played especially when an important person enters: a flourish of trumpets4[countable] a curved line that you use to decorate writing