thrive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thrive /θraɪv/ ●○○ verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] formal 1 SUCCESSFULto become very successful or very strong and healthy 兴旺，欣欣向荣；茁壮成长 plants that thrive in tropical rain forests 在热带雨林蓬勃生长的植物 a business which managed to thrive during a recession 在经济萧条时期也能顺利发展的一家企业 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say do well rather than thrive: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 do well，而不说thriveThe whole family seems to be doing well. 全家人似乎都干得不错。2 thrive on something phrasal verb formal SUCCESSFULto enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant 乐意做〔别人觉得难做或不乐意做的事〕； 〔在其他人认为不利的环境中〕成功 I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to thrive on it. 我是不希望有那么多的压力，但她却好像乐在其中。→ See Verb table
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thrive• Most herbs need direct sun all day in order to thrive.• The IT explosion means that telecommunications companies are thriving.• In quite a few ranges reintroduced sheep have thrived.• They appear to love them and thrive.• Ellington thrived in the limelight and success that his backstage partner contributed to so significantly during their almost three-decade collaboration.• It is still unclear whether dotcom companies will continue to thrive in the long-term future.• Wineries have thrived in the town for more than a century.• If there was anything Percy thrived on, he mused, it was details.• They can thrive with less than four hours of sun and survive in most garden soils.• Eurosceptic business and political groups said the figures proved that Britain could thrive without losing its currency.From Longman Business Dictionarythrivethrive /θraɪv/ verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊvθroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] if a company, market, or place is thriving, it is very successful and making a lot of moneyOur natural food supermarkets are thriving. —thriving adjectiveHe has a thriving computer-consultancy business.→ See Verb tableOrigin thrive (1200-1300) Old Norse thrifask, probably from thrifa “to seize”thrive verb →REGISTER1Chinese
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thrive
thrive /θraɪv/
verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] formal
plants that thrive in tropical rain forests
a business which managed to thrive during a recession
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In everyday English, people usually say do well rather than thrive:
▪The whole family seems to be doing well.
thrive on something phrasal verb
to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant:
I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to thrive on it.
thrive /θraɪv/
verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] formal Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old Norse
Origin: thrifask, probably from thrifa 'to seize'
to become very successful or very strong and healthy:Language: Old Norse
Origin: thrifask, probably from thrifa 'to seize'
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In everyday English, people usually say do well rather than thrive:
▪
thrive on something phrasal verb
to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant:
