flower
gb/flˈaʊɚ/ us/flˈaʊɚ/
A1
Anglų
~ 1400
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Daiktavardis
A1
entity
1
Reproductive part of a plant
The part of a plant that grows with petals and makes seeds.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a [adjective] flower
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flower' with 'flour' (used for baking) because they sound the same.
Sinonimai
blossom (Often used for flowers on trees or shrubs, especially in spring.)
Antonimai
leaf (A different plant part, used for photosynthesis rather than reproduction.)
Kolokacijos
fresh flowers
|wild flowers
|flower garden
|flower shop
|flower petals
Temos
nature
|plants
|daily life
|science
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I see a yellow flower.
- This flower is very big.
- She gives me a flower.
- There is one flower in the vase.
Veiksmažodis
literary
B1
action
2
To produce flowers
When a plant grows flowers.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[plant] flowers in [season]
Sinonimai
bloom (More common in everyday speech for plants producing flowers.)
Antonimai
wilt (Describes the process of a plant or flower drooping or dying rather than blooming.)
Kolokacijos
plants flower
|trees flower
|flowering season
Temos
nature
|plants
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- The cherry trees flower in early April.
- These plants only flower once a year.
- The cactus will flower if given enough sunlight.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The tree will flower in spring.
- My plant flowers in summer.
- The bush flowers every year.
Daiktavardis
literary
C1
state
3
Best or most developed period
The best time or most successful part of something.
Vartosenos šablonas:
the flower of [something]
Sinonimai
prime (Neutral term for the best period of life or development.)
Antonimai
decline (A period when quality or success is decreasing.)
Kolokacijos
in the flower of youth
|the flower of civilization
Temos
literature
|life stages
|time
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
flower
IPA
GB/flˈaʊɚ/
US/flˈaʊɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
flower (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (flower)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: flower
- Plural: flower, flowers
Verb
- Base: flower
- 3rd Person Singular: flowers
- Present Participle: flowering
- Past: flowered
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- Her talent was in full flower by the time she was twenty.
- The city's art scene was in full flower during the 1980s.