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”。

用作不及物动词
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This bush flowers in the spring.这个灌木丛在春天开花。
Most fruit trees flower in the spring.大多数果树在春天开花。
Her talent flowered in her early twenties.她的天才在20多岁时便发挥出来了。
Their friendship flowered while they were at college.他们的友谊在他们读大学时已根深蒂固了。

flower, bloom, blossom
参见blossom条。

［同义词］ n. & v. bloom, blossom
［词源］  ＜古法语flour ＜拉丁语flos(花)

1.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。
2.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。
3.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。

in〔into〕 flower
处于〔进入〕开花期 in〔into〕 the state of having the flowers open
The roses have been in flower for a week.这些玫瑰花已经开了一星期了。
These plants may be in flower by Christmas.这些植物到圣诞节就可能开花了。

This flower was drawn on the paper.这朵花儿画在了纸上。
The handsomest flower is not the sweetest.最美的花并不是最香的。
She fastened a flower to the front of her dress.她在衣服前襟上别上一朵花。
The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.蝴蝶拍打着翅膀在花丛中飞来飞去。
The rose is the national flower of England.玫瑰是英国国花。
Insects are attracted to flowers by their colour, scent and nectar.昆虫为花的色彩、香气和花蜜所吸引。
I always associate the smell of those flowers with my childhood.我一闻到这种花香,就联系起我的童年。
The bright colours of the flowers arrested the girl's attention.花的艳丽色彩引起了那姑娘的注意。
The flowers were tastefully arranged in the silver vase.这些花雅致地插在银色花瓶里。
The bright flowers and warm winds announced that spring was here.鲜艳的花朵、和煦的风告诉我们春天来了。
April showers brought May flowers bursting into blossom ahead of time.4月雨使5月花提前开放。
They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
I thought she seemed unhappy so I took her some flowers on purpose to cheer her up.我觉得她好像不快活,便有意识地给她送些花使她高兴。
The smell of these flowers called up my years in the countryside.那些花的芳香使我想起在农村生活的年代。
Her countenance is like the flowers and the moon.她的容貌如花似月。
Her flower arrangements argue her artistic taste.她的插花技巧显示出她的艺术鉴赏力。
They dug up their flower gardens to grow vegetables.他们翻花园的土来种菜。
▲～+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。
He is in the flower of his manhood.他正值壮年。

flower, bloom, blossom
这组词都有“花”“花卉”的意思。其区别是:
1.blossom一般指能结果的树或灌木开的花,有时也指果树上或灌木上盛开花朵的总称。bloom指不结果实只供观赏的花。例如:
The guests admired the beautiful blooms in the garden of their hostess.客人们很喜欢女主人花园里的那些美丽的花卉。
flower指一般植物上的花朵,也指比灌木小的能开花的植物。
2.bloom用于比喻时指青年面颊红润或指人或植物的全盛时期,例如:
Her cheeks glow with the ruddy bloom of health.她的双颊泛着健康的红润。
而flower用于比喻时指最好或最精致的部分,即“精华”。