flower
['flauə]
n.花, 开花植物, 精华, 盛时
v.开花, 成熟, 用花装饰
例句与用法：
She picked up a pink flower from a foxglove.
她从毛地黄上摘了一朵粉花。
The roses have been in flower for a week.
这些玫瑰花已经开了一星期了。
Cherry trees flower in the early spring.
樱桃树在早春开花。
The garden will look very beautiful when all the plants are in flower.
等所有的植物都开花时，花园会显得非常漂亮。
词形变化：
形容词: flowerless | 名词: flowerer | 动词过去式: flowered | 动词过去分词: flowered | 动词现在分词: flowering | 动词第三人称单数: flowers |
详细释义：
n.
1. 花; 花卉; 开花植物[C]
Bees gather nectar from flowers.
蜜蜂采集花蜜。
2. 精华, 精英[the S][J][(+of)]
They are the flower of our nation.
他们是我们民族的精英。
3. 开花; 盛时[U]
The narcissuses were in flower.
水仙花盛开着。
vi.
1. 开花
This bush flowers in the spring.
这种灌木春天开花。
2. 【书】发育, 成熟; 繁荣
Mozart's genius flowered at a very early age.
莫扎特的才华在年幼时就焕发了出来。
vt.
1. 使开花
2. 用花装饰
短语词组：
flowers of speech
1. 华丽的词藻
He used to use a lot of flowers of speech in his writing.
过去他在写作中爱用华丽的词藻。
in flower
1. 在开花; 盛开
The roses will soon be in flower.
玫瑰不久就要盛开了。