prosper, flourish, thrive
这组词都有“旺盛”的意思。它们的区别是：
1.flourish和thrive都可指生物发育好, flourish用以指植物,强调枝叶茂密或花果累累, thrive既可指植物,也可指动物和人。
2.flourish, thrive和prosper都可引申表示在某方面兴旺发达, prosper强调在经济上兴旺发达; flourish和thrive强调在某事业上如文化、艺术、科学、体育或某行业上兴旺发达。
3.表示经济繁荣时, flourish, prosper和thrive可互换。
She bore a charmed life , and prospered amid dangers and alarms.
她似乎是刀枪不入的,经过种种危险还好好活了下来.
辞典例句
His teams have always prospered in cup competitions.
他的队伍在杯赛上总是成绩不俗。
柯林斯例句
As the colony prospered, stresses in the communal arrangements grew greater.
随着殖民地的繁荣, 村庄权力增大了.
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Effie had promised, that if she lived and prospered, her sister should hears from her.
艾菲曾经答应过, 如果她尚在人间,生活得很好, 她姊姊会得到她的信的.
辞典例句
Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments.
布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
Smaller islands which prospered from offshore finance worry about tighter international controls.
兴旺于近海经济的小岛屿则担忧会受到更加紧迫的国际控制.
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The company that built Thurber struck oil and prospered.
建在瑟伯的公司进军石油业并取得成功.
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He was important and powerful, and his family prospered for many generations.
他位高权重, 而且子孙后代都人丁兴旺.
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The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship.
不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
This type of construction has greatly prospered in recent British usage.
这种结构最近已经在英国大为流行.
辞典例句
The island may have since prospered, but the original islanders did not.
也许该岛本来就可以兴旺的, 只是原住民没能帮上忙.
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The cobbler remained well - off, and everything he undertook prospered.
而鞋匠仍然很富裕, 他着手做的事情都很成功.
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They prospered in their diversity more than in uniformity.
他们的兴旺,与其说是得力于整齐划一,不如说是得力于参差错落.
辞典例句
New verse prospered during and after the May 4 th Movement.
五四时期新诗盛行.
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So , with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered.
因此, 他靠了自己的坚毅顽强和不懈努力发达起来了.
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