in flower

IPA/ɪn flˈaʊə/
IPA/ɪn flˈaʊɚ/

in flower — 慣用語

1. used to describe a tree, bush, or garden plant whose flowers have opened and are

1.慣用語B2
釋義

開花；盛開

指植物花朵綻放、正在盛開

used to describe a tree, bush, or garden plant whose flowers have opened and are clearly on display.

例句

The cherry trees along the river were in flower by early April.

沿著河邊的那些櫻花樹在四月初就開花了。

be in flower for a plant's blooming season

Tariro photographed the magnolia while it was still in flower.

Tariro 趁著木蘭花還盛開的時候拍了照。

while + still in flower for a current state

同義詞
  • in bloom

    very close in meaning; slightly more common for showy garden flowers

  • blossoming

    stresses the process of opening, often used of fruit trees

  • flowering

    can sit before a noun ('a flowering shrub'), unlike 'in flower'

反義詞
  • in bud

    the flowers are still closed and have not opened yet

文法句型

be in flower

come into flower

plants in flower

用法筆記

Subject is normally a whole plant, tree, or bush rather than a single cut bloom, and the phrase usually follows the verb 'be' or 'come into'.

常見錯誤

❌The vase of roses on the table is in flower.
✅The rose bush in the garden is in flower.
💡'in flower' describes a living, growing plant, not cut flowers in a vase.