flower

flower — 名詞

1. the colourful or white structure on a plant that emerges from a bud and is made

1.名詞A1
釋義

花朵

植物上色彩鮮豔、有香味的部分

the colourful or white structure on a plant that emerges from a bud and is made up of petals around a centre; most flowers produce seeds after they open and many are known for their scent.

例句

Eleni picked a bright red flower from the bush in her garden.

Eleni 從花園的灌木叢中摘了一朵鮮紅色的花朵。

countable noun: a flower; also used as a cut stem

The cherry tree was covered in small white flowers after the spring rain.

春雨過後，櫻花樹上開滿了白色的小花。

同義詞
  • bloom

    Emphasises the flower at its fully open stage; more poetic or horticultural in tone.

  • blossom

    Used especially for flowers on fruit trees (cherry, apple, plum); often collective ('cherry blossoms').

  • bud

    The unopened stage of a flower, before the petals expand.

文法句型

a/the + flower

flower + noun (compound)

plural: flowers

用法筆記

Countable noun. Often used with 'on' or 'of' to indicate which plant the flower belongs to. As a mass noun ('covered in flower') it is rare outside literary or horticultural contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I need to water my flower.' (when meaning a potted plant).
✅I need to water my flowering plant.
💡'a flower' usually means the coloured bloom or a cut stem, not the whole potted plant with roots and leaves.

2. a plant that people grow in gardens or pots mainly because they like the look of

2.名詞A1
釋義

開花植物

以花朵為觀賞或種植目的的植物

a plant that people grow in gardens or pots mainly because they like the look of the blooms it produces.

例句

Soraya planted bright yellow flowers in pots along her front steps.

Soraya 在前門台階上的花盆裡種了黃色的開花植物。

flower as a type of garden plant

The garden centre sells both flowers and vegetable seedlings this season.

這間園藝中心這個季節同時販售開花植物和蔬菜苗。

同義詞
  • plant

    A broader category that includes flowers, vegetables, shrubs, and trees.

  • bloom

    Can informally refer to a flowering plant ('she grew beautiful blooms'), but less common for the whole plant.

文法句型

grow/plant + flowers

a bed of + flowers

adjective + flowers

用法筆記

Countable noun. In this sense the word refers to the whole plant, not just the bloom. Context usually clarifies — 'water the flowers' means water the whole plant; 'pick a flower' means take only the bloom.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three flowers from the florist for my vase.' (ambiguous).
✅I bought three cut flowers from the florist for my vase.
💡adds 'cut' when you mean stems without roots, to avoid confusion with potted plants.

3. the time when a person, movement, or culture is at its most successful, energeti

3.名詞B2
釋義

巔峰

某人或某事最興盛的時期

the time when a person, movement, or culture is at its most successful, energetic, or finest state.

例句

The dancer was in the flower of her youth when she won the national title.

那位舞者正值青春巔峰時期，贏得了全國冠軍。

fixed phrase: in the flower of [possessive] youth

Many masterpieces were produced during the flower of the Renaissance in Italy.

許多偉大的傑作都是在義大利文藝復興的鼎盛時期創作出來的。

同義詞
  • prime

    More common and less literary; works for careers, physical condition, and inanimate subjects.

  • peak

    Neutral, widely applicable to any high point; the most frequent alternative in everyday English.

  • heyday

    Refers to a past period of greatest popularity or success, usually for a group or movement rather than an individual.

反義詞
  • decline

    The period after the flower, when strength or success fades.

文法句型

in/at the flower of [possessive] + noun

用法筆記

Restricted to fixed phrases such as 'in the flower of one's youth' and 'the flower of something' (meaning the best members of a group). Cannot be used freely to mean any good period — 'the flower of the economy' sounds unnatural.

flower — 動詞