flower
noun /ˈflaʊə(r)/
/ˈflaʊər/
Idioms - enlarge imagethe coloured part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops. Flowers usually grow at the end of a stem and last only a short time.
花；花朵 - The plant has a beautiful bright red flower.
这株植物开了一朵美丽鲜红的花。 - in flower The roses are in flower early this year.
今年玫瑰花开得早。 - The crocuses are late coming into flower.
番红花开得迟。 - a flower bud/petal
花蕾/花瓣
Homophones flour | flowerflour flower/ˈflaʊə(r)//ˈflaʊər/- flour noun
- The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.
这蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖做成的。
- The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.
- flower noun
- The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
蝴蝶在花间飞来飞去。
- The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
- flower verb
- Daffodils flower in early spring.
水仙花在早春开放。
- Daffodils flower in early spring.
Collocations The living worldThe living world生物界 动物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
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
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 something
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
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 something
细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） - a virus enters/invades something/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 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
Topics Plants and treesa1- It has deep pink scented flowers.
这个品种会开深粉色且有香味的花。 - It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。 - The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.
灌木丛完全掩映在花朵里。 - The flowers are pollinated by insects.
这些花通过昆虫授粉。 - The flowers were still tightly closed.
那些花还一点儿都没开呢。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
- …
- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
- …
- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
- …
- The plant has a beautiful bright red flower.
- a plant grown or valued for the beauty of its flowers
开花植物 - a garden full of flowers
种满花的花园 - The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
森林里满地野花。 - Flowers were blooming everywhere.
到处鲜花盛开。 - a flower garden/show
花园；花展
- The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers.
小街两旁有大片的鲜花装饰。 - The spring flowers were just coming out.
春天的花刚刚开始绽放。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
- …
- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
- …
- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
- …
- a garden full of flowers
- a flower with its stem that has been picked as a decoration
（已摘）带梗的花 - I picked some flowers.
我摘了一些花。 - cut/fresh/dried flowers
切花/鲜花/干花 - a bouquet/bunch of flowers
一束花 - a flower arrangement
一组插花
- He took her flowers and chocolates.
他带了花和巧克力给她。 - I ordered flowers online for her birthday.
我从网上为她订购了生日鲜花。 - I sent him flowers to apologize.
我送花给他以示歉意。 - I'm learning flower arranging.
我正在学习插花。 - They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
他们卖一些盆栽植物，但主要还是卖剪下的花。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
- …
- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
- …
- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
- …
- I picked some flowers.
词源Middle English flour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th cent. except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour).
Idioms
the flower of something
- (literary) the finest or best part of something
（某事物的）最佳部分，精华；精英 - They were cut down in the flower of their youth.
他们在年轻时就被杀害了。
- They were cut down in the flower of their youth.