flourish
flourish 英 [ˈflʌrɪʃ] 美 [ˈflɜrɪʃ]
n. 兴旺；繁盛，茂盛 v. 兴旺， 繁荣
进行时:flourishing 过去式:flourished 过去分词:flourished 第三人称单数:flourishes 名词复数:flourishes
- 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.
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- n. 兴旺；繁盛，茂盛
- v. 兴旺， 繁荣
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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. He opened the door for her with a flourish.
他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。
- flourish (n.) c. 1500, "a blossom," from flourish (v.). Meaning "an ostentatious waving of a weapon" is from 1550s; that of "excessive literary or rhetorical embellishment" is from c. 1600; in reference to decorative curves in penmanship, 1650s; as "a fanfare of trumpets," 1590s.
- flourish (v.) c. 1300, "to blossom, grow" (intransitive), from Old French floriss-, stem of florir "to blossom, flower, bloom; prosper, flourish," from Latin florere "to bloom, blossom, flower," figuratively "to flourish, be prosperous," from flos "a flower" (from PIE root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom"). Metaphoric sense of "thrive" is mid-14c. in English. Transitive meaning "brandish (a weapon), hold in the hand and wave about" is from late 14c. Related: Flourished; flourishing.
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