flower
noun[C]
uk/flaʊər/us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/A1
thepartof aplantthat is oftenbrightlycolouredand has apleasantsmell, or thetypeofplantthatproducesthese:
花;开花植物wildflowers野花
topickflowers摘花
abunch/bouquetof flowers一束花
cut/driedflowers剪下的/干花
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- They've got somebeautifulflowerbedsintheirgarden.
- She wasillso Isenther some flowers tocheerher up.
- These flowers arebrightlycolouredinordertoattractbutterflies.
- The flowers at theannualflower show were abeautifulsight.
- These flowers willbloomall through thesummer.
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come
- come out
- double
- female
- flowery
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stalk
- stamen
Idioms
the flower ofsomething
in flower
in the flower ofsomeone'syouth
flower
verb[I]
uk/flaʊər/us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/flowerverb[I](DEVELOP)
literary
todevelopcompletelyandbecomeobvious:
成熟;繁荣Hertalentflowered during herlateryears.她的天赋到了晚年充分展露出来。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
flowerverb[I](PLANT)
toproduceflowers:
开花When does thisplantflower?这株植物什么时候开花?
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come
- come out
- double
- female
- flowery
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stalk
- stamen