prosper

英['prɒspə(r)] 美['prɑːspər]
  • vi. 繁盛;成功;兴旺
prospered prospered prospering prospers
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星级词汇:
    v. (动词)
    1. vi. 成功;兴旺 be successful;thrive

英英释义

Verb:
  1. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance;

    "The new student is thriving"

1. The high street banks continue to prosper.
商业街上的银行仍旧一派繁荣景象。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Ill - gotten gains never prosper.
不义之财不发.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He may have to become more conformist if he is to prosper again.
要想再现辉煌,他可能得更多地依照习惯办事。

来自柯林斯例句

4. They have been living on easy street since his business began to prosper.
自从他的生意兴隆以来,他们一直过着优裕的生活.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. After that, all of a sudden, things began to pick up and prosper for Jabez Stone.
嗣后, 杰贝兹·史东突然否极泰来.

来自辞典例句

    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. We are bound to prosper beyond other countries.
      我们肯定要比其他国家更兴旺繁荣。
    2. The schemes of the wicked often prosper.
      坏人的阴谋常常得逞。
    3. She can't prosper on the course she's going now.
      她现在所走的路是没有前途的。
    4. With her at the wheel, the company began to prosper.
      有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
    5. But for human selfishness, all might prosper.
      如果不是人类的自私,一切就都会繁荣了。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. His business is prospering.
      他生意兴隆。
v. (动词)
prosper, flourish, thrive
  • 这组词都有“旺盛”的意思。其区别是:
  • 1.flourish和thrive都可指生物发育好, flourish用以指植物,强调枝叶茂密或花果累累, thrive既可指植物,也可指动物和人。
  • 2.flourish, thrive和prosper均可引申表示在某方面兴旺发达, prosper强调在经济上兴旺发达; flourish和thrive强调在某事业上如文化、艺术、科学、体育或某行业上兴旺发达。
  • 3.表示经济繁荣时, flourish, prosper和thrive可互换。