flourish

vi. 繁荣, 茂盛, 活跃, 手舞足蹈
vt. 挥舞, 夸耀
n. 挥舞, 炫耀, 茂盛, 兴旺, 华丽词藻

名词:flourisher 动词过去式:flourished 过去分词:flourished 现在分词:flourishing 第三人称单数:flourishes 

flour.ish

v.（动词）
flour.ished,flour.ish.ing,flour.ish.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
茂盛，繁盛：生长得好或繁茂；茂盛：
例句：
The crops flourished in the rich bottomland.
作物在肥沃的河岸低地生长繁茂

To do or fare well; prosper:
繁荣：实行或进展得好；繁荣：
例句：
.No village on the railroad failed to flourish.(John Kenneth Galbraith)
.凡是沿铁路的村庄都很繁荣.(约翰·肯尼思·加尔布雷斯)

To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence:
活跃，蓬勃：处于最多产、最优秀或最有影响的时期：
例句：
an anonymous poet who flourished in the tenth century; painted when Impressionism was flourishing.
一位活跃在0世纪的无名诗人；在印象主义最蓬勃的时期作画

To make bold, sweeping movements:
挥舞：做出勇敢的、横扫一切的动作：
例句：
The banner flourished in the wind.
旗帜在空中飞舞

v.tr.（及物动词）
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
挥舞，舞动：引人注目地挥舞、摇曳或展现
n.（名词）
A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing:
挥舞，挥动：一个富有戏剧性的或潇洒的动作，如摇曳或挥舞：
例句：
.A few . . . musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers.(Frederick D. Bennett)
.一些…音乐家用花俏的弹指动作来装饰他们的演奏.(弗雷德里克D.贝内特)

An embellishment or ornamentation:
花样，华丽的辞藻：装饰品或修饰物：
例句：
signed her name with a distinctive flourish; a long speech with many rhetorical flourishes.
她用惹眼的花体字签名；一段充满华丽辞藻的讲话

An ostentatious act or gesture:
夸张的行为或手势：
例句：
a flourish of generosity.
故作慷慨

Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.
【音乐】 装饰乐句，花式吹奏：一段炫耀或讲究仪式的音乐，例如小号曲

来源：
Middle English florishen
中古英语 florishen
from Old French florir floriss-
源自 古法语 florir floriss-
from Vulgar Latin *flôrore
源自 俗拉丁语 *flôrore
from Latin flôrôre
源自 拉丁语 flôrôre
from flôs flôr- [flower] * see bhel- 3
源自 flôs flôr- [花] *参见 bhel- 3

【引伸】
flour.isher
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>flourish,brandish,waveThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically.:
这些动词所共有的中心意思是.大胆而有戏剧性的前后摆动.：
例句：
flourished her newly signed contract;
兴高采烈地摇晃着她刚签的合同；

例句：
brandish a sword;
挥动长剑；

例句：
waving a baton.
挥舞着警棍