flower
gb/flˈaʊɚ/ us/flˈaʊɚ/
A1
英語
~ 1400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
Reproductive part of a plant
The part of a plant that grows with petals and makes seeds.
用法パターン：
a [adjective] flower
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'flower' with 'flour' (used for baking) because they sound the same.
類義語
blossom (Often used for flowers on trees or shrubs, especially in spring.)
対義語
leaf (A different plant part, used for photosynthesis rather than reproduction.)
コロケーション
fresh flowers
|wild flowers
|flower garden
|flower shop
|flower petals
テーマ
nature
|plants
|daily life
|science
例文
- The garden is full of bright red flowers.
- She picked a flower and placed it in her hair.
- Many insects are attracted to the smell of flowers.
- Tulips are my favorite kind of flower.
学習者向け例文
- I see a yellow flower.
- This flower is very big.
- She gives me a flower.
- There is one flower in the vase.
動詞
literary
B1
action
2
To produce flowers
When a plant grows flowers.
用法パターン：
[plant] flowers in [season]
類義語
bloom (More common in everyday speech for plants producing flowers.)
対義語
wilt (Describes the process of a plant or flower drooping or dying rather than blooming.)
コロケーション
plants flower
|trees flower
|flowering season
テーマ
nature
|plants
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The cherry trees flower in early April.
- These plants only flower once a year.
- The cactus will flower if given enough sunlight.
学習者向け例文
- The tree will flower in spring.
- My plant flowers in summer.
- The bush flowers every year.
名詞
literary
C1
state
3
Best or most developed period
The best time or most successful part of something.
用法パターン：
the flower of [something]
類義語
prime (Neutral term for the best period of life or development.)
対義語
decline (A period when quality or success is decreasing.)
コロケーション
in the flower of youth
|the flower of civilization
テーマ
literature
|life stages
|time
|core_vocabulary
例文
- He died in the flower of his youth.
- This was the flower of the city's cultural life.
- They were in the flower of their careers.
学習者向け例文
- She is in the flower of her youth.
- It was the flower of the team's history.
- He died in the flower of his life.
文法
辞書形
flower
IPA
GB/flˈaʊɚ/
US/flˈaʊɚ/
音節・強勢
flower （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (flower)
活用形
Noun
- Base: flower
- Plural: flower, flowers
Verb
- Base: flower
- 3rd Person Singular: flowers
- Present Participle: flowering
- Past: flowered
関連語
表現
come into flower
1/kˈʌm ˈɪntu flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
Begin blooming or peak stage
When a plant starts to have flowers, or when something starts to be successful.
例文
- The roses came into flower earlier than usual this year.
- Her career really came into flower after she moved to New York.
flower power
1/flˈaʊɚ pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
1960s peace and love movement
A way to talk about the hippie movement in the 1960s that wanted peace and love instead of war.
例文
- Flower power was a symbol of hope during the Vietnam War era.
- They wore colorful clothes as part of the flower power style.
in full flower
1/ˈɪn fˈʊl flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
literary
At peak development or success
At the time when something is at its best or most complete.
例文
- Her talent was in full flower by the time she was twenty.
- The city's art scene was in full flower during the 1980s.