flourish
verb uk/ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/ us/ˈflɝː.ɪʃ/
(SUCCEED)
C2 [ I ]茁壮成长;繁荣;蓬勃发展
to grow or develop successfully
My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather. 今年夏天我的西红柿长势很好——这一定是天气暖和的原因。
Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750. 1750年左右,水彩画开始在英国兴盛起来。
(WAVE)
[ T ] mainly UK(为引人注意)挥舞
to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it
She came in smiling, flourishing her exam results. 她微笑着走进来,手里挥舞着她的考试成绩单。
flourish
noun uk/ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/ us/ˈflɝː.ɪʃ/
with a flourish 动作夸张地
If you do something with a flourish, you do it with one big, noticeable movement.
The waiter handed me the menu with a flourish. 侍者做了个夸张动作递给我菜单。
He took off his hat with a flourish. 他动作夸张地摘掉帽子。
She signed her name with a flourish.
With a flourish, she uncorked the bottle and presented it to our table.
Our team finished with a flourish, scoring a goal just one minute before the end of the match.
He unveiled the statue with a flourish.