flourish

• n. 兴旺；茂盛；挥舞；炫耀；华饰
• vt. 夸耀；挥舞
• vi. 繁荣，兴旺；茂盛；活跃；处于旺盛时期

来自词根flor, 花，词源同flower. 引申义开花，繁盛。

1. a showy gesture;

"she entered with a great flourish"

2. an ornamental embellishment in writing

3. a display of ornamental speech or language

4. the act of waving

5. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments;

"he entered to a flourish of trumpets"

"her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

flourish

flourish: [13] To flourish is etymologically to ‘flower’ – and indeed ‘come into flower, bloom’ is originally what the verb literally meant in English: ‘to smell the sweet savour of the vine when it flourisheth’, Geoffrey Chaucer, Parson’s Tale 1386. The metaphorical ‘thrive’ developed in the 14th century. The word comes from Old French floriss-, the stem of florir ‘bloom’, which goes back via Vulgar Latin *florīre to classical Latin florēre, a derivative of flōs ‘flower’.
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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" (see flora). 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.

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, thrive, succeed, prosper

这些动词都有"兴旺，成功"之意。

flourish： 指处于成功、繁荣、进步的顶盛阶段。

thrive： 指蓬勃发展，常指显而易见的成功。

succeed： 表示成功，强调完成某件向往或企图去做的事，与fail相对。

prosper： 指持续不断地成功，也指越来越成功。

Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.

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Small Schools Rising This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

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Left alone, it was assumed, the world's rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases.

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What can the West's overly indebted and sluggish (经济滞长的) nations learn from a flourishing Asia?

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Despite arguments and disagreements, the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

The social sciences are flourishing.

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Helping forests flourish as valuable "carbon sinks" long into the future may require reducing their capacity to absorb carbon now.

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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。

牛津词典

These plants flourish in a damp climate.

这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。

牛津词典

(especially British English)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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He opened the door for her with a flourish.

他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。

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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。

牛津词典

a speech full of rhetorical flourishes

满篇华丽辞藻的演讲

牛津词典

a flourish of trumpets

小号齐鸣

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.

他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.

她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr. Giovanelli bade him farewell with a too emphatic flourish of the hat.

乔伐耐里先生同他说再会的时候,手中的帽子好像挥得太起劲了一点.

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Arms and laws do not flourish together.

武力与法律不有同时兴盛.

口语例句

These reforms are critical to creating an environment in which entrepreneurs can flourish.

这些改革对于创造让企业家蓬勃发展的环境至关重要.

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He entered to a flourish of trumpets.

他进来时伴随着一阵响亮的喇叭声.

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When did the troubadours flourish?

吟游诗人何时盛行?

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XishuangBanna is a paradise in which all living Beings thrive and flourish.

西双版纳是一个繁茂的生物世界.

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With a flourish of their spears , the two little performers started sparring with each other.

两个小演员拿长枪一比试,就开始对打起来.

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A flourish of trumpets marked the Queen's arrival.

小号奏出嘹亮的乐曲欢迎女王驾到.

辞典例句

With a flourish I put a miniature pinecone on his head.

我一挥手把一个微型松果按在雪人的头上.

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Ornament : Flourish pattternused as a decoration on page.

装饰图: 书页上装饰用的花式图案.

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Make rural economy flourish and speed up urbanization.

全面繁荣农村经济,加快城镇化进程.

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Many plants flourish in warm humid climates.

许多植物在温暖湿润的气候生长茂盛.

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