flourishes

1. vi. 旺盛; 兴隆 grow in a healthy manner; be well and active; prosper
2. vi. 享有盛名 (of a famous person) be alive and active (at the time indicated)
3. vt. 挥舞并炫耀 wave about and show

• flourish a baton挥舞警棍
• flourish letter挥舞信件
• flourish stick挥舞棍棒
• flourish a sword舞剑

• flourish boisterously活泼地挥舞
• flourish chiefly最高地享有盛名
• flourish festively节日地兴旺
• flourish gloriously光荣地兴旺
• flourish heartily完全地享有盛名

• flourish in job在工作岗位上干得出色
• flourish in rich soil在肥沃的土壤中长得茂盛

a flourish of trumpets大肆宣扬

in full flourish在全盛时，盛极一时

1. There were two or three palm trees flourishing in the promenade garden.
   街心花园里有两三棵枝繁叶茂的棕榈树。
2. Plants will not flourish without water.
   没有水植物就不会长得茂盛。
3. These plants flourish in a damp climate.
   这些植物在潮湿的气候下长势茂盛。
4. Our business seemed to flourish.
   我们在生意看上去很兴隆。
5. No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
   在目前的经济气候中，任何新生意都兴旺不起来。
6. She rushed in flourishing a document.
   她急匆匆地走了进来，手里挥舞着一份文件。
7. The banner flourished in the wind.
   旗帜在空中飞舞
8. Chaucer flourished at the end of 14th century.
   乔叟在14世纪末享有盛名。
9. In Germany the baroque style of art flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries.
   在德国，巴罗克艺术风格在17和18世纪非常盛行。

1. She rode by with a flourish of her whip.
   她骑马挥鞭而过。
2. He opened the door for her with a flourish.
   他潇洒地为她打开了门。
3. He went away with a flourish of his hat.
   他挥帽而去。
4. He underlined his signature with a little flourish.
   他挥笔在签名下画了一条线。
5. He showed us his new design with much flourish.
   他炫耀地向我们展示他的新设计。
6. The doctor showed us about his hospital with much flourish.
   这位医生颇为炫耀地带着我们参观了他的医院。
7. His is a cut-and-thrust style without any flourish.
   他的文章风格犀利明快，没有任何华丽的词藻。
8. Her speech was full of flourish.
   她的演讲充满了华丽的词藻。