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1. Oxford Dictionary

   flourish

   • IPA[ˈflʌrɪʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment；develop rapidly and successfully
   • n.
     a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention；an elaborate rhetorical or literary expression.

   • verb: flourish, 3rd person present: flourishes, gerund or present participle: flourishing, past tense: flourished, past participle: flourished

   • noun: flourish, plural noun: flourishes

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake 同義詞 grow, thrive, prosper, grow/do well, develop, ... 更多burgeon, increase, multiply, proliferate, spring up, shoot up, bloom, blossom, bear fruit, burst forth, run riot, put on a spurt, boom, mushroom反義詞 die, wither
   • ▪ develop rapidly and successfully the organization has continued to flourish 同義詞 thrive, prosper, bloom, be in good shape, be in good health, ... 更多be well, be strong, be vigorous, be in its heyday, progress, make progress, advance, make headway, develop, improve, become better, mature, evolve, make strides, move forward (in leaps and bounds), move ahead, get ahead, expand, informalbe in the pink, go places, go great guns, get somewhere反義詞 decline
   • ▪ be working or at the height of one's career during a specified period the caricaturist and wit who flourished in the early years of this century 同義詞 thrive, prosper, bloom, be in good shape, be in good health, ... 更多be well, be strong, be vigorous, be in its heyday, progress, make progress, advance, make headway, develop, improve, become better, mature, evolve, make strides, move forward (in leaps and bounds), move ahead, get ahead, expand, informalbe in the pink, go places, go great guns, get somewhere反義詞 decline
   • 2. wave (something) about to attract attention ‘Happy New Year!’ he yelled, flourishing a bottle of whisky 同義詞 brandish, wave, shake, wield, raise, ... 更多hold aloft, swing, twirl, wag, swish, flap, display, exhibit, flaunt, vaunt, parade, show off

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention with a flourish, she ushered them inside
   • ▪ an elaborate rhetorical or literary expression.
   • ▪ an ornamental flowing curve in handwriting or scrollwork letters with an emphatic flourish beneath them
   • 2. an impressive and successful act or period United produced a late second-half flourish
   • 3. a fanfare played by brass instruments a flourish of trumpets
   • ▪ an ornate musical passage.
   • ▪ an extemporized addition played especially at the beginning or end of a composition.