ADVERB | VERB + THRIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤positively (especially BrE) 十分興旺◇a culture which positively thrives on new ideas扎根新思想而欣欣向榮的文化➤still仍然興旺◇The glass industry still thrives there.那裏的玻璃工業仍然興旺。VERB + THRIVE➤seem to好像繁榮▸➤continue to繼續蓬勃發展◇These traditions continued to thrive.這些傳統依然盛行。➤fail to (medical醫學) 患難養兒症PREPOSITION➤on以⋯為樂;因⋯成功◇Some people seem to thrive on stress.有些人好像在壓力之下遊刃有餘。PHRASES➤failure to thrive (medical醫學) 難養兒症◇concerned about their baby daughter's failure to thrive為他們的小女兒患難養兒症而擔心