flourish

verb

1. 繁荣；昌盛；兴旺
   to develop quickly and be successful or common
   1. 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。
2. 茁壮成长；健康幸福
   to grow well; to be healthy and happy
   1. These plants flourish in a damp climate.
      这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
   2. I'm glad to hear you're all flourishing.
      听说你们都健康幸福，我感到高兴。
3. （为引起注意）挥舞
   to wave sth around in a way that makes people look at it

noun

1. （为引起注意的）夸张动作
   an exaggerated movement that you make when you want sb to notice you
   1. He opened the door for her with a flourish.
      他做了一个夸张动作为她开了门。
2. 给人深刻印象的行动；令人难忘的方式
   an impressive act or way of doing sth
   1. 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。
3. （讲话或文章的）华丽辞藻，修饰
   details and decoration that are used in speech or writing
   1. a speech full of rhetorical flourishes
      满篇华丽辞藻的演讲
4. （尤指手写体的）装饰曲线；花彩字
   a curved line, that is used as decoration, especially in writing
5. 花彩号声
   a loud short piece of music, that is usually played to announce an important person or event
   1. a flourish of trumpets
      小号齐鸣

1. VERB 繁荣;兴盛;兴旺
   If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
2. VERB (植物或动物)长势好，茁壮成长
   If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it.
   1. 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。
3. VERB 挥动，挥舞(以引起注意)
   If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.
   1. He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.
      他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。
   2. Flourish is also a noun.
      
   3. He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.
      他一下子把尖顶帽从胳膊下面掏出来戴在头上，然后把帽檐拉低盖住眼睛。
4. N-COUNT (为引人注意的)夸张动作
   If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it.
   1. She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.
      她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。
5. N-COUNT 装饰曲线;装饰图案
   A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration.
   1. 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。

1. The illegal trade in animal products continues to flourish
   野生动物制品的非法交易仍旧猖獗。
2. We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
   我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质；我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.
   他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。
7. She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.
   她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。
8. 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。
9. As your plants flourish, you'll need to repot them in bigger pots.
   随着植物越来越茂盛，你需要把它们移植到更大的花盆里。
10. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish.
    如果不加以遏制，杂草就会疯长。
11. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish
    保持土壤湿润，那样幼苗就能茁壮成长。
12. When the root is firm, the branches flourish.
    本固枝荣。
13. He opened the door with a flourish.
    他以引人注意的架势打开了门。
14. With a flourish of their spears, the two young performers started sparring.
    两个小演员拿长枪一比试，就开始对打起来。
15. There must be some reason why tomatoes will not flourish in this soil.
    西红柿在这土里长不好，其中必有缘故。
16. Crops flourish in rich soil.
    作物在肥沃的土壤中长得茂盛。
17. The entire ecosystem continues to grow and flourish.
    整个生态系统可以继续成长和繁荣发展。
18. This can cause employee out of work and impact the stabilization and flourish of society.
    另外，还会造成员工下岗失业，影响社会的稳定和繁荣。
19. But Indian demand is growing quickly as businesses flourish and personal incomes rise.
    但随着企业的繁荣和个人收入的上升，印度市场的需求正迅速增长。
20. For decades similar banks in Germany and the Nordic region have helped their private sectors flourish.
    几十年来，德国和北欧地区的类似银行已帮助其私人部门繁荣发展。
21. More and more people are needed to empolder the game, with the flourish development of the industry.
    随着游戏产业的蓬勃发展，将需要越来越多的人加入到游戏开发中来。
22. The Internet provides a fertile breeding ground for this sort of behavior to flourish.
    互联网提供了这种行为进行排序肥沃的滋生地蓬勃发展。
23. It may grow and flourish in mutual maturity.
    在共同成熟的过程中，它成长并繁荣了起来。
24. This place gradually began to flourish.
    它就逐渐繁华起来了。
25. In this way we can make China's agricultural to flourish.
    这样才能使中国农业健康蓬勃发展。
26. As the sprout of capitalism emerged in Ming Dynasty, Chinese society saw a substantial flourish in many industries.
    由于资本主义的萌芽出现在明代，中国社会看到了大量在许多行业蓬勃发展。
27. So there is more exciting fashion, and music and artistic expressions are going to flourish.
    因此，更令人兴奋的时装、音乐和艺术表现形式将蓬勃发展。
28. I do hope Europe and China could cooperate and flourish together.
    我希望欧洲国家和中国能相互合作，共同繁荣。

  flourish boom prosper thrive【导航词义：繁荣】

  flourish v. 繁荣，兴旺

〔辨析〕指经济、事业等发展迅速或取得巨大成功，也指植物茁壮成长。

  boom v. 迅速发展，繁荣

〔辨析〕指商业、贸易等进入快速发展时期，规模更大、更成功。

  prosper v. 兴旺，发达

〔辨析〕指人、企业等经营有方，经济上获利颇丰。

  thrive v. 〈正式〉兴旺，欣欣向荣

〔辨析〕指人、动植物健康茁壮成长；也指经济繁荣发展，作此义解时常可与 flourish 或 prosper 换用。

noun

1. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
   1. he entered to a flourish of trumpets
   2. her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare

   Synonym:    fanfaretucket

2. the act of waving

   Synonym:    brandish

3. a display of ornamental speech or language

4. a showy gesture
   1. she entered with a great flourish

5. an ornamental embellishment in writing

verb

1. grow vigorously
   1. The deer population in this town is thriving
   2. business is booming

   Synonym:    boomthriveexpand

2. move or swing back and forth
   1. She waved her gun

   Synonym:    brandishwave

3. make steady progress
   1. The new student is thriving

   Synonym:    thriveprosperfly high