flourish
- IPA[ˈflʌrɪʃ]
英式
- (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
- 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
- 釋義
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 反義詞
- ▪ develop rapidly and successfully the organization has continued to flourish 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ 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 反義詞
- 2. wave (something) about to attract attention ‘Happy New Year!’ he yelled, flourishing a bottle of whisky 同義詞
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.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈfləriSH]
美式
- (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, ... wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake
- a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract the attention of others: with a flourish, she ushered them inside
Oxford American Dictionary
