英 [ˈflʌrɪʃ] 美 [ˈflɜːrɪʃ]
v. 繁荣，昌盛；挥动；（植物或动物）长势好，茁壮成长
n. 夸张动作；（讲话或文章的）华丽辞藻，修饰；花彩号声；（手写花体字的）花饰
复数flourishes
第三人称单数flourishes
现在分词flourishing
过去式flourished
过去分词flourished
flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ CET4 TEM4 [ flourishing flourished flourishes ]
不及物动词 If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁荣; 兴旺
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。
形容词 繁荣的; 兴旺的
Boston quickly became a flourishing port.
波斯顿迅速成为一个繁荣的港口。
不及物动词 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
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。
形容词 繁盛的
...a flourishing fox population.
…不断繁衍的狐狸群。
及物动词 If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. 挥舞
He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.
他挥舞着杯子来强调这一点。
可数名词 Flourish is also a noun. 挥动
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。
a showy gesture
she entered with a great flourish
an ornamental embellishment in writing
a display of ornamental speech or language
the act of waving
同义词： brandish
兴盛-引用次数：14
It has profound influence to the art. And postmodern is just the period which the image culture began to flourish.
现代影像对艺术的影响非常深刻，而后现代正是影像文化开始兴盛的时期。
参考来源现代影像对艺术的影响
装饰性(或华丽的)乐段；嘹亮的喇叭声
繁荣-引用次数：18
China had gone into full flourish in Song Dynasty and it marked the beginning of prosperity in Chinese history.
宋代是中国古代社会发展的高峰，也是中国古代会社繁荣昌盛的起始。 中国古代会社发展到了宋代，出现了繁荣昌盛的局面决非偶然与巧合，自有其深远的历史背景和必然的现实因素。
参考来源宋代会社研究
繁盛-引用次数：2
参考来源明清时期少林寺与少林武术研究
繁荣(flourishes), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
... clic魔术孕育发生的机缘 flourish花式 illusion幻觉 ...
... retain vt.保留，保持；留住，挡住 flourish vi.茂盛，繁荣；兴旺发达 assignment vt.（分配、指派的）任务、工作；分配，指派 ...
... falter 动摇不定，踌躇不前 flourish 繁荣兴旺 come out 进入社交界，扬名 ...
flourishing 繁荣的；繁茂的；盛行的
flour 面粉；粉状物质
flourishing 茂盛（flourish的ing形式）
flour 撒粉于；把…磨成粉
These plants flourish in a damp climate.
这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
He opened the door for her with a flourish.
他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。
Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.
保持土壤湿润,那样小苗就会茁壮成长。
A foundling to start with,he would flourish later on as his powers waxed and his worth was proved, In the end each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him and begin to pay tribute.That was one good king.
VOA : special.2011.01.05
That economy and that society go forward and flourish for, as I say, about 400 years maybe--perhaps about 400 years.
这种经济和社会,发展繁荣了,大概四百年,也许四百年
古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
And Brooklyn, especially, it was just a smaller environment where I was able to flourish
尤其是在规模较小的布鲁克林，我感到事事顺心。
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 对纽约的印象
A White House statement issued Sunday says Washington is confident that the United States' partnership with Japan "will continue to flourish."
VOA : standard.2009.08.31
And several times a year, a generally quiet part of town with no big buildings or yachts comes alive with a flourish.
VOA : standard.2010.04.19
Emerging from the main buildings, outdoor xeriscaped gardens flourish with more than 30, 000 plants.
To mutually align ourselves with these goals is the only way a business can truly flourish.
Gold and silver, on the other hand, flourish on news of problems in the economy.