flower

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈflaʊ̯.ə/|[ˈflaʊ̯.ə]|/ˈflawə/    美 /ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ/|[ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ] ~ [ˈflaʊ̯.ɹ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction. countable,uncountable
    — O Laurinella! little doſt thou wot / How fraile a flower thou doſt ſo highly prize: / Beauty's the flower, but love the flower-pot / That muſt preſerve it, els it quickly dyes.
  2. Something that flows, such as a river. rare
    — Leaving the weavers’ village behind you, and crossing the sandy bed of the Vengavati or ‘Swift-flower,’ which, however, contained not a drop of water, you reach the ancient Jain temple.
  3. A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil. countable,uncountable
    — You know, Darwin studied their fertilisation, and showed that the whole structure of an ordinary orchid flower was contrived in order that moths might carry the pollen from plant to plant.
  4. A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood. countable,uncountable
    — We transplanted the flowers to a larger pot.
  5. The stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc. countable,uncountable
    — He always keeps a vase full of flowers in his office.
  6. Of plants, a state of bearing blooms. uncountable,usually
    — The dogwoods are in flower this week.
  7. The vulva, especially the labia majora. countable,euphemistic,familiar,uncountable
    — [F]or ſtill, that my virgin-flower was yet uncrop'd never once enter'd into his head, and he would have thought it idling with time and words to have queſtion'd me upon it.
    Fanny Hill
  8. The best examples or representatives of a group. countable,uncountable
    — At Floddon hyllys, / Our bowys, our byllys / Slew all the floure / Of theyr honoure.
  9. The best state of things; the prime. countable,uncountable
    — She was in the flower of her life.
  10. Flour. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — The Flovvers of Grains mix'd vvith VVater vvill make a ſort of Glue.
  11. A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation. countable,in-plural,obsolete,uncountable
    — the flowers of sulphur
  12. A figure of speech; an ornament of style. countable,uncountable
  13. Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. countable,uncountable
    — I pointed out to the late Mr. Catherwood, of the firm of Caslon and Catherwood, the inconvenience of both these modes of cutting flowers,
  14. Menstrual discharges. countable,in-plural,obsolete,uncountable
    — And if any man lye with her at all, and her flowers be vpon him, hee shall be vncleane seuen dayes: and all the bed whereon he lyeth, shall be vncleane.
  15. A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person. countable,uncountable
    — […] she whispered leaning over and kissing her forehead; and then added, 'Mummy loves you, precious flower.'
  16. Credit, recognition. countable,figuratively,in-plural,uncountable
    — to give someone his flowers; to get one's flowers
  17. Cannabis. slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To put forth blooms. intransitive
    — This plant flowers in June.
  2. To decorate with pictures of flowers. transitive
  3. To reach a state of full development or achievement. intransitive
    — when flowr'd my youthful spring
  4. To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer. archaic,intransitive
    — That beer did flower a little.
  5. To come off as flowers by sublimation. intransitive
    — observations which have flowered off

词形变化

flowers plural flowre alternative,obsolete flow'r alternative,archaic,poetic flowers present,singular,third-person flowering participle,present flowered participle,past flowered past flowre alternative,obsolete flow'r alternative,archaic,poetic flowers plural flow-er alternative flowre alternative,obsolete flow'r alternative,archaic,poetic

词汇关系

近义词
head pseudanthium bloom blossom flower
上位词
plant
下位词
floret floweret
衍生词
animal flower arcigera flower moth Bach flower remedy Bach flower therapy ball-flower ball flower balloon flower basketflower bat flower beflower bellflower Bill Gates' flower fly blanket flower blanketflower bone-eating snot flower bone-eating snot flower worm breeches-flower brimstone flower bunchflower burst into flower butter flower cardinal flower carrion flower Chihuahua flower chocolate flower Christmas flower composite flower coneflower cone flower cone-flower corkscrew flower cornflower crowflower crown flower cuckooflower cupflower dayflower Easter flower egg flower soup elderflower electric flower car enflower equinox flower everlasting flower fanflower fennelflower fennel-flower Fine Flower firecracker flower flameflower flamingo flower flannel flower flowerage flower arrangement flower-bearing flower bed flower beetle flower bond flower box flower bug flower car flower chafer flower child flower clock flower cluster flower crown flower delice flower-de-luce flower deluce flowerer flower-fence flower-fly flower fly flowerful flower garden flower-gentle flower head flower hoe flowerhorn flowerkind flowerless flowerlet flowerlike flower longhorn flowerly flower mantis flower moon flower moth Flower Mound flowerness flower-of-an-hour flower of Jove flower of life flower of the flock flowerpecker flower-petal flower petal flowerpicking flowerpiece flowerpiercer flower power flower service flower-smoke flower stem flower sticks flower-strewn flower-sweet flower wall flower water flower weevil foamflower four-o'clock flower four o'clock flower frost flower gallflower gall flower ghostflower gilli-flower gilly-flower globeflower handflower honey flower hothouse flower incomplete flower Indian trumpet flower in flower inside-out flower in the flower of one's youth Joseph's flower July-flower laceflower lantern flower largeflower leopard flower luxuriant flower mayflower mistflower moccasin flower monkeyflower monkey-flower moonflower muskflower nanoflower noonflower noon-flower orange flower water overflower pagoda flower paperflower paper flower paschal flower pasque flower Passionflower Passion flower passion-flower Paul Allen's flower fly peacock flower pelican flower pencil flower pineapple flower pinkster flower pinwheel flower polyflower pompon flower popcorn flower porcupine flower preflower prickly chaff flower princess flower printers' flower prison flower pseudoflower red cardinal flower Redflower red flower red princess flower reflower revolver flower rice flower Rogation-flower satinflower savanna flower savannah flower shellflower shoe flower side-saddle flower skeleton flower skyflower sleep-flower sleep flower slipper flower snailflower spider flower spoonflower spurflower starfish flower starflower state flower strawflower sulphurflower tiger flower treasure flower trigger flower troll-flower trumpet flower Tudor flower tumbling flower beetle twinflower unflower united flower upflower velvet flower Venus' flower basket Venus's flower basket wall flower wallflower wall-flower wax flower waxflower windflower wishbone flower wood-shaving flower flowering ash flowering desert flowering dogwood flowering plant flowering rush flowering tea night-flowering jasmine aflower corpse flower flowerbed flower girl flowerpot flowery sunflower wild flower wildflower
相关词
Appendix:Flowers fleur flora floret florid florist floristics inflorescence
部分词
ovary pedicel petal pistil receptaculum sepal stamen stigma style

词源

词源 1
From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Doublet of fleur, flor, flour, bloom, and blossom.
Partly displaced native Old English blostma (which is cognate), whence Modern English blossom.
词源 2
From flow + -er.
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