flower

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈflaʊə(r)]
• 美式音标 [ˈflaʊ.ɚ]
• 国际音标 ['flauə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 花；精华；开花植物
• vi. 成熟，发育；开花；繁荣；旺盛
• vt. 使开花；用花装饰
• n. (Flower)人名；(英)弗劳尔

词源解说

• 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的flor，意为花；最初源自拉丁语的florem，意为花。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  flowery：花的；华丽的；绚丽的；多花的。

  flowering：开花的。

  flowered：用花装饰的；花开着的。

  flowerless：无花的。

• n性质的同根词

  flowering：开花；饰以花。

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用法辨析

n. (名词)

• flower作名词时是“花”的普通用语,可指花朵或开花的植物,尤其指采摘的花,也可指人造的花。是可数名词。
• flower也可表示“开花”的抽象概念,这时是不可数名词,不与不定冠词连用。
• flower常引申为“精华,青春”,用作单数名词,常与定冠词the和介词of连用。

v. (动词)

• flower是不及物动词,可笼统地表示“植物开花”。引申可表示“焕发,发展,成熟”。

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• This flower was drawn on the paper.
  这朵花儿画在了纸上。

～+of n./pron.

• The flower of the nation's youth was lost in the war.
  这个国家青年中的精英在这次战争中损失殆尽。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• This bush flowers in the spring.
  这个灌木丛在春天开花。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• arrange flowers in 把花插入…
• arrange some flowers 插花
• bear flowers 开花
• come into flower 开花
• cultivate flower 种花

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that produces these
• (DEVELOP) to develop completely and become obvious
• (PLANT) to produce flowers

柯林斯英英字典

• A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time.
• A flower is a stem of a plant that has one or more flowers on it and has been picked, usually with others, for example, to give as a present or to put in a vase.
• Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables.
• When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open.
• When something flowers, for example, a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful.

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专业释义

化学

• 华：

医药科学

• 花

农业科学

• 花

生物学

• 花
• 开花