flourished
past simple and past participle offlourish
| 单词 | flourished |
| 释义 | flourished past simple and past participle offlourish flourish verb uk/ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/us/ˈflɝː.ɪʃ/flourishverb(SUCCEED)C2[I] togrowordevelopsuccessfully: Mytomatoesare flourishing thissummer- it must be thewarmweather. Watercolourpaintingbeganto flourish inBritainaround 1750. Making progress and advancing
flourishverb(WAVE)[T]mainlyUK tomovesomething inyourhandinorderto makepeoplelookat it: She came insmiling, flourishing herexamresults. Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Examplesofflourishedflourished In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The townflourishedin the second half of the eighth and the first quarter of the 9th century. From theCambridge English Corpus Corporate competitions againflourishedas a way for corporations to maintain a public image when products were rationed and taken off the market. From theCambridge English Corpus But the euergetistic culture of competitive public benefaction known from mediterranean cities neverflourishedin the interior. From theCambridge English Corpus She perseveres in her role, but the power base by which she rose andflourishedhas been eroded. From theCambridge English Corpus The promotion of civic thought in this context might prove to be consistent with the claim that such ideasflourishedin the political margins. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, husbandryflourishedby raising goats, sheep, oxen, horses, swine and other animals. From theCambridge English Corpus Cotton and indigo plantationsflourishedin the early nineteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus The period from 1910 to 1925flourishedwith regard to many aspects of mathematical modelling in animal nutrition. From theCambridge English Corpus The organizationflourishedfrom 1966 to 1975, eventually consisting of 800 local chapters in every state, with an active membership of about 125,000. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet there is still an insularity in our work even in those countries where gerontology hasflourished. From theCambridge English Corpus In terms of climate, it was in the middle or temperate zones that civilizationflourished. From theCambridge English Corpus But the practice of science and the cultural environment in which itflourishedpresented formidable obstacles to the realization of this endeavor. From theCambridge English Corpus In common sense harmony with this theory, the germ theory of disease alsoflourished(as the contagion theory). From theCambridge English Corpus Under the umbrella of this maxim, a wide variety of what could be called non-realist interpretations of religious belief haveflourished. From theCambridge English Corpus The report helps us to appreciate that while weaving continued, it was dyeing thatflourishedin this new era. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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