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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. 這株植物開了一朵美麗鮮紅的花。 - in flower
The roses are in flower early this year. 今年玫瑰花開得早。 The crocuses are late coming into flower. 番紅花開得遲。 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. 這蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖做成的。
- flower noun
The butterflies flit from flower to flower. 蝴蝶在花間飛來飛去。
- flower verb
Daffodils flower in early spring. 水仙花在早春開放。
Collocations The living worldThe living world 生物界 Animals 動物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
動物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…爲食 - fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
魚／兩栖動物遊動／産卵 - birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
鳥飛翔／遷徙／築巢／啼叫 - insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
昆蟲爬／飛／咬／叮 - insects/bees/locusts swarm
昆蟲／蜜蜂／蝗蟲成群地飛來飛去 - bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 - spiders spin/weave a web
蜘蛛結網／織網 - snakes/lizards shed their skins
蛇／蜥蜴蛻皮 - bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 - insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
昆蟲的幼蟲生長／發育／化蛹 - an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
卵孵化；小雞出殼；幼蟲孵出 - attract/find/choose a mate
吸引／找到／選擇配偶 - produce/release eggs/sperm
産卵；排卵；産生／釋放精子 - lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
産卵；使卵受精；孵卵 - inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
栖居於森林／礁石／海岸 - mark/enter/defend (a) territory
標出／進入／保衛領地 - stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
悄悄接近／獵殺／捕獲／殺死獵物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌 - trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
樹木／植物生長／開花 - a seed germinates/sprouts
種子發芽 - leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
葉子／花蕾／根莖／幼苗長出來／長大／成形 - flower buds swell/open
花蕾含苞欲放／綻放 - a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
菌類生長／擴散／長滿… - pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
給花／植物授粉 - produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
長出／傳播花粉／種子／孢子 - produce/bear fruit
結果 - develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
長出根莖／嫩芽／葉子 - provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
提供／吸收／提取／釋放營養物 - perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
進行／增加／減少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 細菌和病毒 - bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
細菌／微生物／病毒生長／擴散／繁殖 - bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
細菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生長 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
細菌／微生物／病毒進化／長滿…／引發疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
細菌（將某物）分解／轉化（成某物） - a virus enters/invades something/the body
病毒進入／侵入某物／身體 - a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
病毒變異／演化／（自我）複制 - be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
感染上／接觸到一種新病毒／抗藥性細菌 - contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
帶有細菌／病毒 - kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
殺滅有害的／致命的細菌
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesa1It has deep pink scented flowers. 這個品種會開深粉色且有香味的花。 It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers. 這是這棵仙人掌第一年開花。 The bush was absolutely covered in flowers. 灌木叢完全掩映在花朵裏。 The flowers are pollinated by insects. 這些花通過昆蟲授粉。 The flowers were still tightly closed. 那些花還一點兒都沒開呢。
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 plant grown or valued for the beauty of its flowers 開花植物 a garden full of flowers 種滿花的花園 The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers. 森林裏滿地野花。 Flowers were blooming everywhere. 到處鮮花盛開。 a flower garden/show 花園；花展
Extra ExamplesThe alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. 小街兩旁有大片的鮮花裝飾。 The spring flowers were just coming out. 春天的花剛剛開始綻放。
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）帶梗的花 I picked some flowers. 我摘了一些花。 cut/fresh/dried flowers 切花/鮮花/幹花 a bouquet/bunch of flowers 一束花 a flower arrangement 一組插花
Extra ExamplesHe took her flowers and chocolates. 他帶了花和巧克力給她。 I ordered flowers online for her birthday. 我從網上爲她訂購了生日鮮花。 I sent him flowers to apologize. 我送花給他以示歉意。 I'm learning flower arranging. 我正在學習插花。 They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers. 他們賣一些盆栽植物，但主要還是賣剪下的花。
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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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，精華；精英 They were cut down in the flower of their youth. 他們在年輕時就被殺害了。