花的英语表达有多种形式:
花 [huā]
n. flower ; bloom ; fireworks
vi. blossom
vt. spend ; expend
以花朵为例:
flower
英 ['flaʊə] 美 ['flaʊɚ]
N-COUNT A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time. 花 (朵)
例:
Each individual flower is tiny.
每一朵花都很小。
2.
N-COUNT A flower is a stem of a plant that has one or more flowers on it and has been picked, usually with others, for example, to give as a present or to put in a vase. 花 (株)
例:
...a bunch of flowers sent by a new admirer.
…一位新崇拜者送来的一束花。
3.
N-COUNT Flowers are small plants that are grown for their flowers as opposed to trees, shrubs, and vegetables. 花卉
例:
...a lawned area surrounded by screening plants and flowers.
…四周环绕着屏障植物和花卉的一块草地。
4.
V-I When a plant or tree flowers, its flowers appear and open. 开花
例:
Several of these rhododendrons will flower this year for the first time.
这些杜鹃花中有好几株今年将第一次开花。
5.
V-I When something flowers, for example, a political movement or a relationship, it gets stronger and more successful. (政治运动等) 壮大; (关系等) 变得更好
例:
Their relationship flowered.
他们的关系变得更好了。