flourish/ˈflʌrɪʃ/
vi., vt.1. 挥动，挥舞flourish flags挥舞旗帜
2. 繁荣；兴隆a flourishing business生意兴隆
Plants flourish in this earth.植物在这种土地上生长得很繁茂。
Plants will not flourish without water.没有水植物就不会长得茂盛。
The company has really flourished since the chief engineer joined us.自从主任工程师到我们公司来了以后，公司真正地兴旺起来了。
3. 盛行；享盛名Chaucer flourished at the end of the 14th century.乔叟在14世纪末享有盛名。
The dramatist flourished around 1930.那位剧作家于一九三零年左右处于全盛时期。