to grow or develop successfully

My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather. 今年夏天我的西红柿长势很好——这一定是天气暖和的原因。

Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750. 1750年左右，水彩画开始在英国兴盛起来。

to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it

She came in smiling, flourishing her exam results. 她微笑着走进来，手里挥舞着她的考试成绩单。

If you do something with a flourish, you do it with one big, noticeable movement.

The waiter handed me the menu with a flourish. 侍者做了个夸张动作递给我菜单。

He took off his hat with a flourish. 他动作夸张地摘掉帽子。

She signed her name with a flourish.

With a flourish, she uncorked the bottle and presented it to our table.

Our team finished with a flourish, scoring a goal just one minute before the end of the match.

He unveiled the statue with a flourish.