flourish

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flour·ish1 /ˈflʌrɪʃ $ ˈflɜːrɪʃ/ verb

1 [intransitiveI]SUCCESSFUL to develop well and be successful 繁荣，兴旺，成功 SYN thrive

The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.

经济繁荣，小企业蒸蒸日上。

2 [intransitiveI]GROW/GET BIGGER to grow well and be very healthy 茁壮成长 → thrive

Most plants will flourish in the rich deep soils here.

大多数植物在此处肥厚的土壤里都能茁壮成长。

3 [transitiveT]SHOW/LET somebody SEE something to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it 〔为引起注意而〕挥动〔手中的东西〕

She walked quickly to the desk, flourishing her cheque book.

她挥着支票簿快步走到桌子旁。

Examples from the Corpus

flourish• Yet, without a ground and adequate pitch, the sport was unlikely to flourish.• Among the learned, however, the early eighteenth century was an age in which Deism flourished.• And in the end, it is all of us who allow this blood sport to flourish.• Just one insect in fifty lives in such a way, but those that take up a shared existence may flourish.• Nothing is maintained, sewer networks, water pipes, or treatment plants, so health hazards have flourished.• She came in excitedly, flourishing a letter with her exam results.• Carver and his friends are drunk, beaten up, and have flourished a ludicrous gift.• Talking about how you are getting along in a relationship is going to help it to flourish and grow.• It can flourish or struggle cannily to survive.• The painting showed two gates guarded by imposing military figures flourishing swords.

Related topics: Music

flour·ish2 noun

1 with a flourish SHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingwith a large confident movement that makes people notice you 用引人注意的动作，用夸张的动作

He opened his wallet with a flourish and took out a handful of notes.

他夸张地打开皮夹，拿出一把钞票。

Examples from the Corpus

with a flourish• In Hong Kong, equities ended 1995 with a flourish, with the benchmark index at a high for the year.• The first writer to make the connection was Polydore Vergil, whose version became, with flourishes, the standard Tudor account.• The season ended with a flourish.• He then shot 11 straight pars before finishing with a flourish and a birdie on the last.• Mr. Darcy swept back his hat with a flourish.• I encourage them to make more of their homework, to do it with a flourish and with spirit.• They did, however, start off with a flourish with two penalties by out-half Ricky Adair.• His grey hat, which he swept off with a flourish as the ladies approached, was set at a jaunty angle.

2 [countableC usually singular] a special or impressive part of something 特殊[出色]的部分

There’s nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a menu a final flourish.

以一道丰盛的甜点为菜单压轴是无可媲美的。

with a flourish

They finished the season with a flourish, winning their last three matches.

他们拿下最后的三场比赛，辉煌地结束了这个赛季。

3 APM[countableC] a loud part of a piece of music, played especially when an important person enters 〔尤指重要人物进场时演奏的〕花彩号声

a flourish of trumpets

号角齐鸣

4. WRITE[countableC] a curved line that you use to decorate writing 〔手写花体字的〕花饰

Examples from the Corpus

flourish• That usually works out at about a fiver a flourish.• In Hong Kong, equities ended 1995 with a flourish, with the benchmark index at a high for the year.• Omar greeted those nearby as he spread their blanket with a flourish on to the damp ground.• Alice ended with a flourish of her bow, held it high in the air and found herself laughing in triumph.• I encourage them to make more of their homework, to do it with a flourish and with spirit.• His had to have an additional flourish.• Lucas' speech was full of rhetorical flourishes.• He had a business card, which he presented with a theatrical flourish when I told him where I was headed.

with a flourish• In Hong Kong, equities ended 1995 with a flourish, with the benchmark index at a high for the year.• The first writer to make the connection was Polydore Vergil, whose version became, with flourishes, the standard Tudor account.• The season ended with a flourish.• He then shot 11 straight pars before finishing with a flourish and a birdie on the last.• I encourage them to make more of their homework, to do it with a flourish and with spirit.• They did, however, start off with a flourish with two penalties by out-half Ricky Adair.• His grey hat, which he swept off with a flourish as the ladies approached, was set at a jaunty angle.

From Longman Business Dictionary

flourishflour·ish /ˈflʌrɪʃˈflɜːr-/ verb [intransitiveI]

if a business or industry flourishes, it is very successful and makes a profit

The economy is booming and many small businesses are flourishing.

Origin flourish1

(1200-1300) Old French florir “to produce flowers”, from Latin flos “flower”

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