- n. 花；精华；开花
- v. 开花；发育；使开花；用花装饰
名复: flowers
动变: 过去式:flowered 过去分词:flowered 现在进行时:flowering
flower
KK:[ˈflaʊɚ] DJ:[ˈflauǝ]
n.
- 花；花卉；开花植物[C]
- 精华，精英[the S][J][（+of）]
- 开花；盛时[U]
vi.
- 开花
- 【书】发育，成熟；繁荣
vt.
- 使开花
- 用花装饰
短语
flowers of speech
- 华丽的词藻
in flower
- 在开花；盛开
派生
a.
flowerless
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
n.
- the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) typically surrounded by brightly coloured petals (the corolla) and green sepals (the calyx).
- (often in phr. in flower) the state or period in which a plant's flowers have developed and opened.
- (the flower of) the finest individuals out of a number of people or things.
v.
- [often as adj. flowering] (of a plant) produce flowers.
- be in or reach an optimum stage of development.
Derivative
- flowerer n.
- flowerless adj.
- flower-like adj.
Etymology
ME flour, from OFr. flour, flor, from L. flos, flor-; cf. flour.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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