flowering
flowering — 動詞
- floweringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- flowerings3rd person singular
- floweringing-ing form
- floweringedpast simple
1. to grow into a fuller, clearer form so that people can see its real quality or s
逐漸成熟
逐步發展到完整清楚
to grow into a fuller, clearer form so that people can see its real quality or shape.
After months of practice, Zayd's drawing style began flowering into its own look.
練了幾個月後，Zayd 的畫風開始逐漸成熟，形成自己的樣子。
flower into + a fuller result
By the second year, the small club was flowering into a serious music group.
到了第二年，那個小社團已逐漸成熟為一個認真的音樂團體。
Nia's quiet interest in history soon flowered into a plan for museum work.
Nia 對歷史原本安靜的興趣，很快逐漸成熟為想進博物館工作的打算。
What started as a school project flowered into a successful neighborhood business.
原本只是學校作業的點子，最後逐漸成熟成一家成功的社區生意。
文法句型
[idea/talent] + flowers
flower into + [full result]
用法筆記
Often used for talent, ideas, movements, or relationships rather than physical objects. A common pattern is flower into + a later result.
常見錯誤
2. of a plant, to grow blossoms on its stems or branches.
開花
植物長出花朵
of a plant, to grow blossoms on its stems or branches.
The cherry tree flowers for only two weeks each spring.
那棵櫻桃樹每年春天只開花兩個星期。
plant subject + flowers
These desert plants flower after the first heavy summer rain.
這些沙漠植物在第一場夏季大雨後就會開花。
Minh's balcony herbs flower best in the warm morning sun.
Minh 陽台上的香草在溫暖的晨光裡最容易開花。
If you move the pot indoors, the orchid may not flower this year.
如果你把盆栽移到室內，那株蘭花今年可能就不會開花。
- bloom
the most common everyday alternative
- blossom
slightly more literary and often suggests beauty
- come into flower
a longer phrase often used in gardening or nature writing
- wither
describes the plant weakening or drying instead of producing blossoms
文法句型
[plant] + flowers
flower in + [season]
用法筆記
Used for plants and similar living things that naturally grow blossoms. It is normally intransitive, with the plant itself as the subject.
常見錯誤
flowering — 名詞
1. the stage in which a plant is carrying open blossoms.
花期
植物開花的時節
the stage in which a plant is carrying open blossoms.
The farm is busiest during the lavender flowering in early June.
每年六月初薰衣草花期一到，農場就是最忙的時候。
during + plant flowering
Bees returned during the apple trees' flowering at the edge of the field.
田邊那些蘋果樹進入花期時，蜜蜂就回來了。
Researchers compare the flowering of wild orchids from year to year.
研究人員逐年比較野生蘭花的花期。
Late frost can shorten the peach trees' flowering by several days.
晚霜可能讓桃樹的花期縮短好幾天。
- bloom
shorter and more everyday, especially outside technical writing
- blossoming
stresses the process of blossoms appearing
- bloom season
plain phrase often used for gardens and tourism
- dormancy
the resting period when a plant is not actively producing growth
文法句型
during flowering
the flowering of + [plant]
用法筆記
Common in gardening, farming, and biology. It often appears with of + a plant name or with a plant noun in the possessive form.
常見錯誤
2. the stage when an activity, culture, or civilization is at its richest and most
全盛期
最成熟成功的階段
the stage when an activity, culture, or civilization is at its richest and most successful point.
Many historians place the city's flowering in the decades before the war.
許多歷史學家把這座城市的全盛期放在戰前那幾十年。
the flowering of a place or culture
The museum explores the flowering of jazz clubs along the river.
那座博物館介紹河岸一帶爵士俱樂部的全盛期。
That poet wrote most of her best work during the flowering of modernism.
那位詩人在現代主義全盛期寫下了大部分最好的作品。
Faisal studied the flowering of local science after the new university opened.
新大學成立後，Faisal 研究了當地科學的全盛期。
- heyday
everyday and slightly informal for a period of greatest success
- peak
broader and more neutral, often used outside cultural topics
- golden age
stresses lasting importance or excellence across a period
- decline
the stage when quality, power, or success is falling
文法句型
the flowering of + [activity/culture]
during the flowering of + [movement]
用法筆記
Most often used in discussions of history, art, thought, and public life. It usually points to a high point, not just the beginning of growth.
常見錯誤
flowering — 形容詞
- floweringpositive
- more floweringcomparative
- most floweringsuperlative
1. describing a plant that grows flowers as part of its normal life cycle.
開花的
能自然長出花朵的
describing a plant that grows flowers as part of its normal life cycle.
The nursery keeps flowering shrubs near the front gate in spring.
苗圃在春天把開花的灌木放在前門附近。
flowering + shrub/plant noun
We replaced the grass with flowering plants that attract butterflies.
我們把草地換成會吸引蝴蝶的開花植物。
Yuki bought a flowering vine for the wall beside her mailbox.
Yuki 買了一株開花的藤蔓，準備爬滿信箱旁的牆。
The guide separates flowering herbs from leafy kitchen plants.
導覽員把開花的香草和只有葉子的廚房植物分開。
- blooming
close in meaning, but often highlights the flowers currently showing
- blossoming
slightly more literary and often more visual
- floral
broader and often design-related, not specifically about a living plant
- nonflowering
used for plants that do not produce flowers
文法句型
flowering + plant
flowering + shrub/tree/vine
用法筆記
Usually comes before a plant noun and classifies what kind of plant it is. Unlike sense 2, it does not mainly focus on a showy mass of blossoms at one moment.
常見錯誤
2. filled or covered with blossoms so that flowers are the main thing you notice.
花開滿的
被花朵覆蓋或塞滿
filled or covered with blossoms so that flowers are the main thing you notice.
A flowering hedge, heavy with white blossoms, lined the path to Brandon's grandparents' house.
一排開滿白花的樹籬沿著通往 Brandon 祖父母家的小路延伸。
flowering + visible landscape feature
After the rain, the market square smelled sweet beneath flowering baskets.
雨後，市場廣場在花開滿的吊籃下散著甜甜的香味。
Felix stopped the car beside a flowering hillside glowing pink above the lake.
Felix 在湖上方那片泛著粉紅色的開花山坡旁停下了車。
The hotel balcony overlooked a flowering courtyard filled with pink roses.
飯店陽台俯瞰著一座開滿粉紅玫瑰的庭院。
- blooming
everyday and often used for something currently covered in flowers
- blossom-covered
more explicit about being covered across the surface
- flowery
can describe floral appearance, though it often also means decorated with flower patterns
- bare
suggests the place or object has no flowers on show
文法句型
flowering + place/object
flowering + hedge/hillside/courtyard
用法筆記
This sense describes the visible look of a place or object at that time. Unlike sense 1, it focuses on how covered in blossoms something appears, not on plant type.