flower /ˈflaʊə/ CET4 TEM4 ( flowering, flowered, flowers )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time. 花 (朵)

  例：

  Each individual flower is tiny.

  每一朵花都很小。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A flower is a stem of a plant that has one or more flowers on it and has been picked, usually with others, for example, to give as a present or to put in a vase. 花 (株)

  例：

  ...a bunch of flowers sent by a new admirer.

  …一位新崇拜者送来的一束花。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables. 花卉

  例：

  ...a lawned area surrounded by screening plants and flowers.

  …四周环绕着屏障植物和花卉的一块草地。

• 4. 

  V-I When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open. 开花

  例：

  Several of these rhododendrons will flower this year for the first time.

  这些杜鹃花中有好几株今年将第一次开花。

• 5. 

  V-I When something flowers, for example, a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful. (政治运动等) 壮大; (关系等) 变得更好

  例：

  Their relationship flowered.

  他们的关系变得更好了。