| 单词 | flourish |
| 释义 | flourish (once / 262 pages) 1v 2nv 3n A flourish is an extra touch — a trumpet's "ta-ta-da!" announcing a king's entrance, a fancy carving atop an otherwise utilitarian pillar, a wave of a flag or a cheerleader's pompom. Flourish can also mean "growth": "With the right teacher, a child will flourish." To understand how the two meanings of flourish connect, remember that the word "flower" (spelled flour-) is hiding inside it. Flowers are used for decoration and ornamentation, but they also grow. Get it? Good for you! Imagine a cheerleader shouting out your name, flourishing her pom-poms. WORD FAMILYflourish: flourished, flourishes, flourishing+/flourishing: flourishingest, flourishingly USAGE EXAMPLESTrained as a painter, Mr. Wong was a leading figure in the modernist movement that flourished in California between the wars. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) In the chasm between the police and the community, gangs and gun violence flourish. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Trained as a painter, Mr. Wong was a leading figure in the Modernist movement that flourished in California between the wars. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v grow vigorously Syn|Hypo|Hyper boom, expand, thrive revive be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength luxuriatethrive profusely or flourish extensively grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain 2v make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance 2Syn|Hyper fly high, prosper, thrive change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 1n the act of waving Syn|Hyper brandish wafture, wave, waving the act of signaling by a movement of the hand 2n a showy gesture she entered with a great flourish Hyper gesture, motion the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 3n an ornamental embellishment in writing Hypo|Hyper paraph a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) embellishment a superfluous ornament 4n a display of ornamental speech or language Hyper grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation 5v move or swing back and forth 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper brandish, wave wigwag send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense n (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments he entered to a flourish of trumpets Syn|Hyper fanfare, tucket air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
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