新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

flower

英 [flaʊə]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

flowers
1. [C 可数名词] 花（朵）
A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time.
双语例句
例：
Each individual flower is tiny.
每一朵花都很小。
2. [C 可数名词] 花（株）
A flower is a stem of a plant that has one or more flowers on it and has been picked, usually with others, for example, to give as a present or to put in a vase.
双语例句
例：
a bunch of flowers sent by a new admirer.
一位新崇拜者送来的一束花。
3. [C 可数名词] 花卉
Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables.
双语例句
例：
a lawned area surrounded by screening plants and flowers.
四周环绕着屏障植物和花卉的一块草地。

VERB. 动词

flowers , flowering , flowered
1. [I 不及物动词] 开花
When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open.
双语例句
例：
Several of these rhododendrons will flower this year for the first time.
这些杜鹃花中有好几株今年将第一次开花。
2. [I 不及物动词] （政治运动等）壮大 , （关系等）变得更好
When something flowers, for example, a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful.
近义词
blossom
双语例句
例：
Their relationship flowered.
他们的关系变得更好了。

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