flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( flourishing, flourished, flourishes )

• 1. 

  V-I If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁荣; 兴旺

  例：

  Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

  生意兴隆，6个月中他们每天挣18000卢布。

• 2. 

  flourishing ADJ 繁荣的; 兴旺的

  例：

  Boston quickly became a flourishing port.

  波斯顿迅速成为一个繁荣的港口。

• 3. 

  V-I If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. (动植物因环境适宜而) 旺盛

  例：

  The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.

  这种植物在较为恶劣一点的气候中长得特别茂盛。

• 4. 

  flourishing ADJ 繁盛的

  例：

  ...a flourishing fox population.

  …不断繁衍的狐狸群。

• 5. 

  V-T If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. 挥舞

  例：

  He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.

  他挥舞着杯子来强调这一点。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT Flourish is also a noun. 挥动

  例：

  He took his cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.

  他挥手从腋下取出帽子，拉低帽檐盖住眼睛。