thrive

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish. intransitive
    — Not all animals thrive well in captivity.
  2. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. intransitive
    — Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived.

词形变化

thrives present,singular,third-person thriving participle,present throve past thrived past thriven participle,past thrived participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
failure to thrive thrift thrivable thriver unthrive

词源

From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives.
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