flower
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_112_hflow·er1 /ˈflaʊə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 DNa coloured or white part that a plant or tree produces before fruit or seeds 花，花朵 → floral a lovely rose bush with delicate pink flowers 一簇开着娇嫩的粉红色花朵的美丽蔷薇 fields full of beautiful wild flowers 开满美丽野花的田野2 
DNa small plant that produces beautiful flowers 开花植物 He wasn’t interested in growing flowers in the garden. 他对在花园里种花没兴趣。 She bent down and picked a flower. 她弯下身，摘了一朵花。bunch/bouquet of flowers The first night we met he gave me a bunch of flowers. 我们认识的第一个晚上，他就送给我一束花。 a beautiful flower arrangement (=flowers arranged together in an attractive way) 美丽的插花 →5 see picture at 见图 bouquet3 in flower DLGHBPa plant or tree that is in flower has flowers on it 在开花 SYN in bloom It was May, and the apple trees were all in flower. 那是个5月，苹果树开满了花。 Roses start to come into flower in June. 玫瑰6月份开始开花。4 the flower of something literaryBEST the best part of something 精华，最好的部分 young men killed in the flower of their youth 在风华正茂之时被夺去生命的年轻人n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + flowerlovely/pretty/beautiful They admired the lovely flowers in the garden.delicate The plant produces delicate purple flowers.rare A number of rare flowers grow in these woods.dead There were dead flowers in a vase of green water.artificial a basket of artificial flowersa wild flowerThe meadows were covered with wild flowers.a garden flowerDahlias have become one of the best loved garden flowers.an exotic flowerWe grow exotic flowers from all over the world.a spring/summer/autumn/winter flowerThe mountainsides were blanketed with spring flowers.cut flowersMake cut flowers last longer by changing the water in the vase.dried flowersShe had brightened up the room with a vase of dried flowers.a silk flowerShe wore a huge silk flower in her hair.verbsflowers growFlowers were growing along the side of the road.flowers bloom (=start appearing on a plant)Spring flowers bloomed in the meadows.flowers openAs the weather gets warmer, the flowers open.grow flowersHe grows flowers as well as vegetables.pick flowersI'll pick some flowers to put on the table.produce flowersThe plant will produce beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers.pollinate flowers (=give a flower or plant pollen so that it can produce seeds)Various insects pollinate the flowers.be covered in flowers (=have flowers on every part)The fields were covered in wild flowers.phrasesa bunch of flowersHe gave me a lovely bunch of flowers.a bouquet of flowers (=a large bunch of flowers that is given to someone)The bride held a bouquet of flowers.a vase of flowersOn the table was a vase of flowers.the flowers are in bloom (also the flowers are out) (=they appear on a plant)At this time of the year, the flowers are in bloom.be a mass of flowers (=have a lot of flowers growing on every part)In spring, the valley is a mass of flowers.flower + NOUNa flower shopHe used to run a flower shop.a flower arrangementShe produced dried flower arrangements for sale.flower arrangingI learnt flower arranging from my mother.a flower potThe terrace was covered in flower pots.a flower bed (=an area for growing flowers in a garden)The flower beds had been weeded.Examples from the Corpus
flower• Baptisia australis has indigo-blue flowers and superbly soft, bluish-grey foliage which is wonderful to use fresh.• Mrs. Coulter planted a few flowers in her front yard.• It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.• The female hazelnut flowers have extended their tiny purple tongues, but the male flowers resemble those of the alders.• Amelia was holding a huge bouquet of flowers.• Here presumably Miss Wharton and her fellow helpers would arrange the flowers, wash out their dusters, refresh themselves with tea.• She wanted to hold the flowers as well, and I told her that might just be possible.• They need 14 hours of light a day to bring out the flowers.• I had hardly remembered the most obvious and striking spectacle of the myriad snow-white flowers now staring me in the face.• Other suggestions were wholesome, home-cooked meals or decorating the home with flowers and plants.wild flowers• This is yet another area rich in wild flowers.• We were there in Spring and walked on a carpet of wild flowers.• There was a scent of wild flowers and grass cooling after a hot day.• She wondered if fate had just punished her for picking wild flowers.• The latter have produced wild flowers and butterflies which are of great interest to visitors and school children.• They are the wild flowers of our experience that are cultivated to bloom all our lives.• What Charles also wanted now he had a garden of his own was wild flowers.• But we also brought food, stones found along the way, wild flowers, and objects from our personal belongings.flower arrangement• The next day, she was in church at Farnham Road, doing flower arrangements for a wedding.• Within the deceptively small establishment are numerous and unique fresh flower arrangements, from small desktop bouquets to massive special occasion arrangements.• Why not use some of them to make a lovely flower arrangement.• Alexander demonstrates simple flower arrangements for table centerpieces, holiday centerpieces and silk flowers.• Some flower arrangements, valued at more than $ 100, were placed near the rock.• The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time.• Somewhere they must have an affinity for it; hearts inclined to flower arrangements, minds intrigued by cleaning products.flower2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] 1 DLGHBPto produce flowers 开花 Bulbs that you plant in the autumn should flower the following spring. 秋天种下的鳞茎植物来年春天就会开花。2 literaryASUCCESSFUL to develop in a very successful way 繁荣，兴旺 SYN flourish the economic and social conditions that will allow democracy to flower 将促进民主繁荣的经济和社会环境→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
flower• Hardly any of the gladioli I planted actually flowered.• Communal living flowered briefly in the 1960s.• The nasturtiums were flowering, brilliant and ragged across the soil, orange as flames.• Only perfection can flower in the light.Origin flower1 (1100-1200) Old French flor, flour, from Latin flosflow·er1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1flower2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
plant a produces Corpus part tree white or coloured a that or
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flow‧er1 S2 W2 /ˈflaʊə $ -ər/ 
noun [countable]
a lovely rose bush with delicate pink flowers
fields full of beautiful wild flowers
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a small plant that produces beautiful flowers:
He wasn’t interested in growing flowers in the garden.
She bent down and picked a flower.
bunch/bouquet of flowers
The first night we met he gave me a bunch of flowers.
a beautiful flower arrangement (=flowers arranged together in an attractive way)
3. in flower a plant or tree that is in flower has flowers on it
SYN in bloom:
It was May, and the apple trees were all in flower.
Roses start to come into flower in June.
4. the flower of something literary the best part of something:
young men killed in the flower of their youth
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + flower
▪lovely/pretty/beautiful They admired the lovely flowers in the garden.
▪delicate The plant produces delicate purple flowers.
▪rare A number of rare flowers grow in these woods.
▪dead There were dead flowers in a vase of green water.
▪artificial a basket of artificial flowers
▪a wild flower The meadows were covered with wild flowers.
▪a garden flower Dahlias have become one of the best loved garden flowers.
▪an exotic flower We grow exotic flowers from all over the world.
▪a spring/summer/autumn/winter flower The mountainsides were blanketed with spring flowers.
▪cut flowers Make cut flowers last longer by changing the water in the vase.
▪dried flowers She had brightened up the room with a vase of dried flowers.
▪a silk flower She wore a huge silk flower in her hair.
■ verbs
▪flowers grow Flowers were growing along the side of the road.
▪flowers bloom (=start appearing on a plant) Spring flowers bloomed in the meadows.
▪flowers open As the weather gets warmer, the flowers open.
▪grow flowers He grows flowers as well as vegetables.
▪pick flowers I'll pick some flowers to put on the table.
▪produce flowers The plant will produce beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers.
▪pollinate flowers (=give a flower or plant pollen so that it can produce seeds) Various insects pollinate the flowers.
▪be covered in flowers (=have flowers on every part) The fields were covered in wild flowers.
■ phrases
▪a bunch of flowers He gave me a lovely bunch of flowers.
▪a bouquet of flowers (=a large bunch of flowers that is given to someone) The bride held a bouquet of flowers.
▪a vase of flowers On the table was a vase of flowers.
▪the flowers are in bloom (also the flowers are out ) (=they appear on a plant) At this time of the year, the flowers are in bloom.
▪be a mass of flowers (=have a lot of flowers growing on every part) In spring, the valley is a mass of flowers.
■ flower + NOUN
▪a flower shop He used to run a flower shop.
▪a flower arrangement She produced dried flower arrangements for sale.
▪flower arranging I learnt flower arranging from my mother.
▪a flower pot The terrace was covered in flower pots.
▪a flower bed (=an area for growing flowers in a garden) The flower beds had been weeded.
flower2 verb [intransitive]
Bulbs that you plant in the autumn should flower the following spring.
2. literary to develop in a very successful way
SYN flourish:
the economic and social conditions that will allow democracy to flower
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noun [countable] Word Family: adjective: flowered, flowery, flowering; verb: flower, deflower; noun: flower, flowering
Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: flor, flour, from Latin flos
1. a coloured or white part that a plant or tree produces before fruit or seeds ⇨ floral:Language: Old French
Origin: flor, flour, from Latin flos
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a small plant that produces beautiful flowers:
bunch/bouquet of flowers
3. in flower a plant or tree that is in flower has flowers on it
SYN in bloom:
4. the flower of something literary the best part of something:
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verb [intransitive] Word Family: adjective: flowered, flowery, flowering; verb: flower, deflower; noun: flower, flowering
1. to produce flowers: 2. literary to develop in a very successful way
SYN flourish:
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
