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the coloured part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops. Flowers usually grow at the end of a stem and last only a short time. 花；花朵 
The plant has a beautiful bright red flower. 这株植物开了一朵美丽鲜红的花。 - in flower
The roses are in flower early this year. 今年玫瑰花开得早。 The crocuses are late coming into flower. 番红花开得迟。 a flower bud/petal 花蕾/花瓣
Homophones flour | flowerflour flower- flour noun
The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar. 这蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖做成的。
- flower noun
The butterflies flit from flower to flower. 蝴蝶在花间飞来飞去。
- flower verb
Daffodils flower in early spring. 水仙花在早春开放。
Collocations The living worldThe living world 生物界 Animals 动物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 - fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 - birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 - insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 - insects/bees/locusts swarm
昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 - bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 - spiders spin/weave a web
蜘蛛结网／织网 - snakes/lizards shed their skins
蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 - bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 - insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 - an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 - attract/find/choose a mate
吸引／找到／选择配偶 - produce/release eggs/sperm
产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 - lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 - inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 - mark/enter/defend (a) territory
标出／进入／保卫领地 - stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌 - trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
树木／植物生长／开花 - a seed germinates/sprouts
种子发芽 - leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 - flower buds swell/open
花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 - a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
菌类生长／扩散／长满… - pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
给花／植物授粉 - produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 - produce/bear fruit
结果 - develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 - provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 - perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒 - bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 - bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） - a virus enters/invades something/the body
病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 - a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 - be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 - contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
带有细菌／病毒 - kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesa1It has deep pink scented flowers. 这个品种会开深粉色且有香味的花。 It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers. 这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。 The bush was absolutely covered in flowers. 灌木丛完全掩映在花朵里。 The flowers are pollinated by insects. 这些花通过昆虫授粉。 The flowers were still tightly closed. 那些花还一点儿都没开呢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
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- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
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- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
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- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
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a plant grown or valued for the beauty of its flowers 开花植物 a garden full of flowers 种满花的花园 The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers. 森林里满地野花。 Flowers were blooming everywhere. 到处鲜花盛开。 a flower garden/show 花园；花展
Extra ExamplesThe alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. 小街两旁有大片的鲜花装饰。 The spring flowers were just coming out. 春天的花刚刚开始绽放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
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- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
- …
- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
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a flower with its stem that has been picked as a decoration （已摘）带梗的花 I picked some flowers. 我摘了一些花。 cut/fresh/dried flowers 切花/鲜花/干花 a bouquet/bunch of flowers 一束花 a flower arrangement 一组插花
Extra ExamplesHe took her flowers and chocolates. 他带了花和巧克力给她。 I ordered flowers online for her birthday. 我从网上为她订购了生日鲜花。 I sent him flowers to apologize. 我送花给他以示歉意。 I'm learning flower arranging. 我正在学习插花。 They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers. 他们卖一些盆栽植物，但主要还是卖剪下的花。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brightly coloured/colored
- brilliantly coloured/colored
- …
- bouquet
- bunch
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
- appear
- go to seed
- bud
- head
- petal
- …
- in flower
- a bank of flowers
- a carpet of flowers
- a mass of flowers
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Word OriginMiddle English flour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th cent. except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour).
Idioms
the flower of something
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the finest or best part of something （某事物的）最佳部分，精华；精英 They were cut down in the flower of their youth. 他们在年轻时就被杀害了。