flower

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT 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. 花 (朵)
Each individual flower is tiny. 每一朵花都很小。
2. N-COUNT 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. 花 (株)
...a bunch of flowers sent by a new admirer. …一位新崇拜者送來(lái)的一束花。
3. N-COUNT Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables. 花卉
...a lawned area surrounded by screening plants and flowers. …四周環(huán)繞著屏障植物和花卉的一塊草地。
4. V-I When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open. 開(kāi)花
Several of these rhododendrons will flower this year for the first time. 這些杜鵑花中有好幾株今年將第一次開(kāi)花。
5. V-I When something flowers, for example, a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful. (政治運(yùn)動(dòng)等) 壯大; (關(guān)系等) 變得更好
Their relationship flowered. 他們的關(guān)系變得更好了。