flourish
US: /ˈfɫɝɪʃ/
UK: /flˈʌɹɪʃ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
flourish /flourish/- danh từ
- sự trang trí bay bướm; nét trang trí hoa mỹ; nét viền hoa mỹ
- sự diễn đạt hoa mỹ; sự vận động tu từ
- sự vung (gươm, vũ khí, tay)
- (âm nhạc) hồi kèn; nét hoa mỹ; đoạn nhạc đệm tuỳ ứng; nhạc dạo tuỳ ứng
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) sự thịnh vượng
- sự phồn thịnh
- in full flourish: vào lúc phồn thịnh nhất
- nội động từ
- hưng thịnh, thịnh vượng, phát đạt; thành công; phát triển, mọc sum sê (cây...)
- viết hoa mỹ, nói hoa mỹ
- khoa trương
- (âm nhạc) dạo nhạc một cách bay bướm; thổi một hồi kèn
- ngoại động từ
- vung (vũ khí); khoa (chân), múa (tay)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
1 [V] to develop quickly and be successful or common
Synonym: THRIVE
Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate. + The arts began to flourish at that time. + There was a flourishing black market.
2 [V] to grow well; to be healthy and happy
Synonym: THRIVE
These plants flourish in a damp climate. + (especially BrE) I'm glad to hear you're all flourishing.
3 [VN] (written) to wave sth around in a way that makes people look at it: He rushed into the room flourishing the newspaper.
+ noun
1 [usually sing.] an exaggerated movement that you make when you want sb to notice you: He opened the door for her with a flourish.
2 [usually sing.] an impressive act or way of doing sth: The season ended with a flourish for Owen, when he scored in the final minute of the match.
3 details and decoration that are used in speech or writing: a speech full of rhetorical flourishes + His writing is plain and direct, with no stylistic flourishes.
4 a curved line, that is used as decoration, especially in writing: Her signature was a complicated affair of practised flourishes.
5 [usually sing.] a loud short piece of music, that is usually played to announce an important person or event: a flourish of trumpets
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 prosper, thrive, grow, develop, luxuriate, bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify, boom, burgeon or bourgeon, mature, ripen, increase, succeed, get ahead, do or fare well, make good; go up or rise in the world; Slang go great guns:
We understand that Amy's medical practice has flourished.
2 wave, wield, brandish, wag, swing, twirl, flaunt, vaunt, swagger, swish, shake:
The band-leader flourished his baton.
n.
3 decoration, embellishment, floridness, floweriness, ornamentation, elaboration, adornment, frill, embroidery, curlicue, furbelow:
His signature is characterized by all these flourishes.
4 fanfare, display, show, showiness, dash, gesturing, wave:
With a flourish of his hand, the king signalled the tourney to begin.
Collocation
ADJ.
final | dramatic, rhetorical, theatrical
a speech full of rhetorical flourishes
VERB + FLOURISH
end in/with, finish with | start (off) with | sign with
Bill signed on the bottom line with a flourish.
PREP.
with a ~
With a final flourish she laid down her pen.
PHRASES
a flourish of trumpets
Concise dictionary
flourishes|flourished|flourishing'flɜrɪʃ /'flʌr-noun
+a showy gesture
+an ornamental embellishment in writing
+a display of ornamental speech or language
+the act of waving
+(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
verb
+grow stronger
+gain in wealth
+move or swing back and forth
