flourish
- v.繁荣;兴旺;茁壮成长;(为引起注意)挥舞;昌盛;健康幸福
- n.(讲话或文章的)华丽辞藻，修饰;(为引起注意的)夸张动作;给人深刻印象的行动;令人难忘的方式;花彩号声;（尤指手写体的）装饰曲线
过去式： flourished 现在分词： flourishing 过去分词： flourished 第三人称单数： flourishes
flour n.谷物粉 + -ish 像...一样
flourishverb
繁荣；昌盛；兴旺
to develop quickly and be successful or common
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。
茁壮成长；健康幸福
to grow well; to be healthy and happy
These plants flourish in a damp climate.
这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
I'm glad to hear you're all flourishing.
听说你们都健康幸福，我感到高兴。
（为引起注意）挥舞
to wave sth around in a way that makes people look at it
noun
（为引起注意的）夸张动作
an exaggerated movement that you make when you want sb to notice you
He opened the door for her with a flourish.
他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。
给人深刻印象的行动；令人难忘的方式
an impressive act or way of doing sth
The season ended with a flourish for Owen, when he scored in the final minute of the match.
欧文以一个惊人之举结束了这个赛季：他在比赛最后一分钟进了球。
（讲话或文章的）华丽辞藻，修饰
details and decoration that are used in speech or writing
a speech full of rhetorical flourishes
满篇华丽辞藻的演讲
（尤指手写体的）装饰曲线；花彩字
a curved line, that is used as decoration, especially in writing
花彩号声
a loud short piece of music, that is usually played to announce an important person or event
a flourish of trumpets
小号齐鸣
flourish
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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。
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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 (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。
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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 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。
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N-COUNT (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。
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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
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- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- he entered to a flourish of trumpets
- her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare
- Synonym: fanfare tucket
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- the act of waving
- Synonym: brandish
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- a display of ornamental speech or language
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- a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
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- an ornamental embellishment in writing
verb
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- grow vigorously
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- Synonym: boom thrive expand
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- move or swing back and forth
- She waved her gun
- Synonym: brandish wave
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- make steady progress;be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- The new student is thriving
- Synonym: thrive prosper fly high
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Make the rural economy flourish and speed up urbanization .
（二）全面繁荣农村经济，加快城镇化进程。
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Carrying Forward Flourish and Development of Social Sciences in Yunnan
突出重点抓好落实全面推进云南哲学社会科学的繁荣和发展
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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。
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They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish .
他们创造了一种可以大大提高生产力的环境。
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Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle .
现代城市生活方式盛行的同时，传统信念仍然大行其道。
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I 'm glad to hear you 're all flourishing .
听说你们都健康幸福，我感到高兴。
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These plants flourish in a damp climate .
这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
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The season ended with a flourish for Owen , when he scored in the final minute of the match .
欧文以一个惊人之举结束了这个赛季：他在比赛最后一分钟进了球。
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The symphony finishes with a flourish .
交响乐在响亮的乐曲声中结束。
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Keep the soil moist . That way , the seedling will flourish
保持土壤湿润，那样幼苗就能茁壮成长。
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The illegal trade in animal products continues to flourish
野生动物制品的非法交易仍旧猖獗。
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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。
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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。
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We are all born leaders ; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish .
我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质；我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
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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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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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Unfettered by the bounds of reality , my imagination flourished .
跳出现实的束缚，我的想象力天马行空。
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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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The black market was flourishing , everybody was corrupt , in it up to their necks
黑市繁荣，每个人都已堕落，深陷其中。
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As your plants flourish , you 'll need to repot them in bigger pots .
随着植物越来越茂盛，你需要把它们移植到更大的花盆里。
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If left unchecked , weeds will flourish .
如果不加以遏制，杂草就会疯长。
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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。
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The service industry is flourishing day by day .
服务行业蒸蒸日上。
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Township enterprises have flourished over the past 10 years .
在过去的10年里，乡镇企业蓬勃发展。
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His business seemed to be flourishing .
他的生意似乎很兴旺。
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The plants are flourishing and the flowers are blooming .
植物繁茂，鲜花怒放。
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Now that the highway is finished , the shopping centre should thrive / flourish / prosper .
既然这条公路已经竣工，那个商业中心一定会兴隆起来。
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You should spend time on basic training , not on those flourishes .
要练好基本功，别尽学花架子。
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Chongqing is a large and flourishing mountain city of 6,470,000 inhabitants .
重庆是一个拥有647万人口的繁华大型山城。
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The conventional practice flourishes in the United States .
这种常规做法在美国很盛行。
指经济、事业等发展迅速或取得巨大成功，也指植物茁壮成长。
His business seemed to be flourishing.
他的生意似乎很兴旺。
Township enterprises have flourished over the past 10 years.
在过去的10年里，乡镇企业蓬勃发展。
The service industry is flourishing day by day.
服务行业蒸蒸日上。
The plants are flourishing and the flowers are blooming.
植物繁茂，鲜花怒放。
指商业、贸易等进入快速发展时期，规模更大、更成功。
The digital publishing industry is booming nowadays.
如今数字出版业迅猛发展。
The fishing industry of that country was booming in the 1890s.
那个国家的捕鱼业在19世纪90年代繁荣一时。
指人、企业等经营有方，经济上获利颇丰。
With great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered.
他靠着坚毅顽强和勤劳不懈发达起来了。
The business prospered under the leadership of the new president.
在新任总裁的领导下公司生意兴隆。
His business prospered after introducing a new management system.
引进新的管理系统后，他的公司业务兴旺起来。
指人、动植物健康茁壮成长；也指经济繁荣发展，作此义解时常可与 flourish 或 prosper 换用。
Children thrive in the country air.
乡村的空气使孩子们茁壮成长。
The plants throve after the rain.
下过雨后这些植物长势喜人。
Now that the highway is finished, the shopping centre should thrive/flourish/prosper.
既然这条公路已经竣工，那个商业中心一定会兴隆起来。