flourish
[NOUN, VERB]
flourishes
1. [C 可数名词] （尤指以引起注意而采取的）明显的大动作或手势
A flourish is the act of waving an object about in a way that makes people notice it.
双语例句
例：He took his cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.
他潇洒地取出夹在腋下的帽子戴上，拉低帽檐盖住眼睛。
NOUN. 名词
flourishes , flourishing , flourished
1. [I 不及物动词] 繁荣 , 兴旺
If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.
近义词
thrive , prosper
反义词
双语例句
例：Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.
生意十分兴隆，6个月中他们每天挣18000卢布。
例：The Sumerian civilization flourished between 3500 and 2000 BC.
苏美尔文明繁荣于公元前3500年到公元前2000年。
例：the sort of environment in which corruption flourished.
腐败猖獗的环境。
2. [I 不及物动词] （动植物因环境适宜而）旺盛
If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it.
近义词
双语例句
例：The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.
这种植物在恶劣一点的气候中长得特别茂盛。
例：bacteria that flourish in damp conditions.
在潮湿环境中生长旺盛的细菌。
例：a long-term management plan that will help wildlife flourish.
一项有助于野生生物蓬勃发展的长期管理计划。
3. [T 及物动词] 挥舞
If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.
双语例句
例：He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.
他挥舞着杯子来强调这一点。
VERB. 动词
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