flower
gb/flˈaʊɚ/ us/flˈaʊɚ/
A1
Англійська
~ 1400
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
A1
entity
1
Reproductive part of a plant
The part of a plant that grows with petals and makes seeds.
Модель уживання:
a [adjective] flower
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flower' with 'flour' (used for baking) because they sound the same.
Синоніми
blossom (Often used for flowers on trees or shrubs, especially in spring.)
Антоніми
leaf (A different plant part, used for photosynthesis rather than reproduction.)
Словосполучення
fresh flowers
|wild flowers
|flower garden
|flower shop
|flower petals
Теми
nature
|plants
|daily life
|science
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I see a yellow flower.
- This flower is very big.
- She gives me a flower.
- There is one flower in the vase.
Дієслово
literary
B1
action
2
To produce flowers
When a plant grows flowers.
Модель уживання:
[plant] flowers in [season]
Синоніми
bloom (More common in everyday speech for plants producing flowers.)
Антоніми
wilt (Describes the process of a plant or flower drooping or dying rather than blooming.)
Словосполучення
plants flower
|trees flower
|flowering season
Теми
nature
|plants
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- The cherry trees flower in early April.
- These plants only flower once a year.
- The cactus will flower if given enough sunlight.
Навчальні приклади
- The tree will flower in spring.
- My plant flowers in summer.
- The bush flowers every year.
Іменник
literary
C1
state
3
Best or most developed period
The best time or most successful part of something.
Модель уживання:
the flower of [something]
Синоніми
prime (Neutral term for the best period of life or development.)
Антоніми
decline (A period when quality or success is decreasing.)
Словосполучення
in the flower of youth
|the flower of civilization
Теми
literature
|life stages
|time
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
flower
IPA
GB/flˈaʊɚ/
US/flˈaʊɚ/
Склади й наголос
flower (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (flower)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: flower
- Plural: flower, flowers
Verb
- Base: flower
- 3rd Person Singular: flowers
- Present Participle: flowering
- Past: flowered
Споріднені слова
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- Her talent was in full flower by the time she was twenty.
- The city's art scene was in full flower during the 1980s.