| 单词 | thrive |
| 释义 | thrive (once / 531 pages) v To thrive is to do well or flourish. If your new cookie delivery business thrives, you'll be rolling in dough — not literally, of course. The verb thrive means to flourish or grow vigorously, and it can be applied to something like a business or to something or someone's actual health. Plants can thrive in a greenhouse, and children can thrive if they eat well and exercise. Thriving can also be used more figuratively — "The women thrived on gossip; they loved knowing who was dating or divorcing whom." WORD FAMILYthrive: thrived, thriven, thrives, thriving, throve+/thriving: thrivingest, thrivingly USAGE EXAMPLESBetween these two extremes exists the little-known but thriving world of interscholastic floor hockey at yeshiva high schools in New York City and surrounding towns. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “ISIL thrived in a vacuum in Iraq and it pointed to a similar vacuum in Afghanistan,” Mr. Rhodes said. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) One way that antique stores continue to thrive is by diversifying their products, Stewart said. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance The new student is thriving Syn|Hyper flourish, fly high, prosper change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 2v grow vigorously The deer population in this town is thriving Syn|Hypo|Hyper boom, expand, flourish revive be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength luxuriatethrive profusely or flourish extensively grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain |
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