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flourish vi.繁荣,茂盛,活跃,手舞足蹈,兴旺,处于旺盛时期 vt.挥动,夸耀 n.茂盛,兴旺,华饰,繁荣 Flourish can also mean "growth": "With the right teacher, a child will flourish." To understand how the two meanings of flourish connect, remember that the word "flower" (spelled flour-) is hiding inside it. Flowers are used for decoration and ornamentation, but they also grow. Get it? Good for you! Imagine a cheerleader shouting out your name, flourishing her pom-poms. ★★☆☆☆ 2013.5

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['flʌriʃ] A flourish is an extra touch — a trumpet's "ta-ta-da!" announcing a king's entrance, a fancy carving atop an otherwise utilitarian pillar, a wave of a flag or a cheerleader's pompom. The social sciences are flourishing. 1[VERB 动词]繁荣；兴盛；兴旺 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.   [V]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。flourishingLondon quickly became a flourishing port.伦敦迅速成为了一个繁荣的港口。2[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.   [V]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。flourishingBritain 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 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.   [V n]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 可数名词](为引人注意的)夸张动作 If you do something with a flourish, 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 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。

英语单词	flourish
英美音标	['flʌriʃ]
中文释义	vi.繁荣,茂盛,活跃,手舞足蹈,兴旺,处于旺盛时期 vt.挥动,夸耀 n.茂盛,兴旺,华饰,繁荣
vocab简明	A flourish is an extra touch — a trumpet's "ta-ta-da!" announcing a king's entrance, a fancy carving atop an otherwise utilitarian pillar, a wave of a flag or a cheerleader's pompom.
vocab扩展	Flourish can also mean "growth": "With the right teacher, a child will flourish." To understand how the two meanings of flourish connect, remember that the word "flower" (spelled flour-) is hiding inside it. Flowers are used for decoration and ornamentation, but they also grow. Get it? Good for you! Imagine a cheerleader shouting out your name, flourishing her pom-poms.
真题原句	The social sciences are flourishing.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]繁荣；兴盛；兴旺 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. [V] 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 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. [V] 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 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. [V n] 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 可数名词](为引人注意的)夸张动作 If you do something with a flourish, 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 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。
来源	2013.5

Flourish Flourishing Verb 动词 Wave Quickly [V Ed