flower
US: /ˈfɫaʊɝ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
flower /flower/
- danh từ
- hoa, bông hoa, đoá hoa
- cây hoa
- (số nhiều) lời lẽ văn hoa
- flowers of speech: những câu văn hoa
- tinh hoa, tinh tuý
- the flower of the country's youth: tinh hoa của thanh niên đất nước, những phần tử ưu tú của thanh niên đất nước
- thời kỳ nở hoa
- the trees are in flower: cây cối nở hoa
- tuổi thanh xuân
- to give the flower of one's age to the country: hiến tuổi thanh xuân cho đất nước
- (số nhiều) (hoá học) hoa
- flowers of sulphur: hoa lưu huỳnh
- váng men; cái giấm
- no flowers
- xin miễn đem vòng hoa phúng (đám ma)
- ngoại động từ
- làm nở hoa, cho ra hoa
- tô điểm bằng hoa, trang trí bằng hoa
- nội động từ
- nở hoa, khai hoa, ra hoa
- (nghĩa bóng) nở rộ, đạt tới thời kỳ rực rỡ nhất
- his genius flowered early: tài năng của anh ta sớm nở rộ
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 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: The plant has a beautiful bright red flower. + The roses are in flower early this year. + The crocuses are late coming into flower.
2 a plant grown for the beauty of its flowers: a garden full of flowers + a flower garden / show
3 a flower with its stem that has been picked as a decoration: I picked some flowers. + a bunch of flowers + a flower arrangement
See also -
Idioms: the flower of sth (literary) the finest or best part of sth: They were cut down in the flower of their youth.
+ verb [V]
1 (of a plant or tree) to produce flowers
Synonym: BLOOM
This particular variety flowers in July. + early-flowering spring bulbs
2 (literary) to develop and become successful
Synonym: BLOSSOM
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 blossom, bloom, floret or floweret, bud, Technical efflorescence:
He brought me flowers for my birthday.
2 cream, best, pick, élite, crème de la crème, finest, choicest:
The flower of the city's youth were put to death by the wicked caliph.
v.
3 blossom, bloom, bud, burgeon or bourgeon, come out, open, unfold, Technical effloresce:
The century plant was so called because it was thought to flower only once every hundred years.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bright, brilliantly-coloured, colourful | fragrant, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling | delicate, tiny | huge | lily-like, star-shaped, etc. | exotic, rare | alpine, garden, wild, woodland | autumn, spring, etc. | seasonal | out-of-season | beautiful, lovely, pretty
What lovely flowers!
| fresh | cut
They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
| dried, pressed | dead | artificial, fake | closed, open
The flowers were still tightly closed.
| daffodil, tulip, etc.
QUANT.
bouquet, bunch
VERB + FLOWER
have, produce
It has deep pink scented flowers. It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
| come into
If the winter weather is mild, plants may come into flower too early.
| pollinate
The flowers are pollinated by insects.
| press
FLOWER + VERB
go to seed, seed
FLOWER + NOUN
bud, head, petal, seed, stalk, stem | bed, border | arrangement, arranger, arranging
I'm learning flower arranging.
| display | pot
(also
flowerpot
)
| basket, container, vase | garden | festival, show | market, seller, shop, stall | garland, wreath
PREP.
in ~
It was June and the roses were in flower.
PHRASES
a bank/carpet/mass of flowers
The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
| covered in flowers
The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.
More information about FLOWERS
FLOWERS:
grow ~
Tulips are grown everywhere.
breed ~
She breeds orchids in her greenhouse.
plant, put in ~
Autumn is the best time to plant peonies.
dig out/up, take out ~
Dig up your geraniums before the first frosts.
spray, water ~
It's a good idea to spray your roses against greenfly.
prune
roses
deadhead ~
Don't forget to deadhead the pansies.
pick (sb) ~
I picked some daffodils for you.
smell ~
He stopped to smell the flowers.
arrange ~
She arranged the tulips in a vase.
bring/give/send/take (sb) ~
He took her flowers and chocolates.
~ grow
Daffodils grow wild in the mountains.
~ be in flower, be/come out, (be in) bloom, come into flower, come out, flower
The spring flowers were just coming out. What time of year do daffodils flower?
~ smell
Some of these roses smell absolutely wonderful.
~ close/open (up)
You know it's summer when the first daisies open.
~ droop, wilt, wither
The petunias were already wilting in the hot sun.
~ be over
It was April and the snowdrops were long over.
a bouquet/bunch/garland/posy/spray/vase of ~
a spray of mixed violets and primroses
Concise English dictionary
flowers|flowered|flowering'flaʊə(r)
noun
+a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
+reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
+the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
verb
+produce or yield flowers
