prosper
verb /ˈprɒspə(r)/
/ˈprɑːspər/
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they prosper | /ˈprɒspə(r)/ /ˈprɑːspər/ |
| he / she / it prospers | /ˈprɒspəz/ /ˈprɑːspərz/ |
| past simple prospered | /ˈprɒspəd/ /ˈprɑːspərd/ |
| past participle prospered | /ˈprɒspəd/ /ˈprɑːspərd/ |
| -ing form prospering | /ˈprɒspərɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːspərɪŋ/ |
- to develop in a successful way; to be successful, especially in making money
繁荣；兴旺；成功；发达 - The economy prospered under his administration.
在他执政期间经济繁荣了起来。 - She seems to be prospering since she moved out of the city.
自从搬出这座城市后，她似乎越来越富裕了。
Topics Successc1- His career prospered.
他的事业兴旺发达。 - The railway prospered from the new mining traffic.
这条铁路由于新的采矿运输而兴旺发达起来。 - Tradesmen prospered by supplying the spectators with refreshments.
商人通过向观众提供茶点而致富。
词源late Middle English: from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, from prosperus ‘doing well’. - The economy prospered under his administration.