flourish
UK ['flʌr.ɪʃ] US ['flɝ:-] verb
SUCCEED 成功
intransitive
■to grow or develop successfully 茁壮成长；繁荣；蓬勃发展•My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.今年夏天我的番茄长势很好——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。
UK ['flʌr.ɪʃ] US ['flɝ:-] verb
WAVE 舞动
transitive
■to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it （为引人注意）挥舞•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。
UK ['flʌr.ɪʃ] US ['flɝ:-] noun
with a flourish
■If you do something with a flourish, you do it with one big, noticeable movement 动作夸张地•The waiter handed me the menu with a flourish.侍者做了个夸张动作递给我功能表。 •He took off his hat with a flourish.他动作夸张地摘掉帽子。 |