flourish是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. /n. 繁荣; 挥舞; 茂盛，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This writing allows for flourishes; now a flourish is a dangerous thing!Its use requires such taste, but, if suc-cessful, what a distinction it gives to the whole!It results in an incomparable type one to fall in love with!'
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The delivery of these skillful rhymes was accompanied, on the part of the stranger, by a regular rise and fall of his right hand, which terminated at the descent, by suffering the fingers to dwell a moment on the leaves of the little vol-ume; and on the ascent, by such a flourish of the member as none but the initiated may ever hope to imitate.
-- Go, Major Heyward, and give them a flourish of the music; and send out a messenger to let them know who is com-ing.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Your mere puny stripling, that winced at the least flourish of the rod, was passed by with indulgence; but the claims of justice were satisfied by inflicting a double portion on some little tough wrong headed, broad-skirted Dutch ur-chin, who sulked and swelled and grew dogged and sullen beneath the birch.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- From rubbing his nose with the ruler, to poising it in his hand and giving it an occasional flourish after the tomahawk manner, the transition was easy and natural.
-- 'They grow as Heaven wills,' said the old man; 'and it kindly ordains that they shall never flourish here.'
-- Such tokens seldom flourish long.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The rhapsody again ceased, and with a noisy flourish again repeated itself.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No doubt the exquisite beauty of the buildings I saw was the outcome of the last surgings of the now purposeless energy of mankind before it settled down into perfect harmony with the conditions under which it lived the flourish of that triumph which began the last great peace.
-- Yet it was evident that if I was to flourish matches with my hands I should have to abandon my firewood; so, rather reluctantly, I put it down.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was on the coast of Tehama, for there not only did this display of zoophytes flourish beneath the level of the sea, but they also formed picturesque interlacings which unfolded themselves about sixty feet above the surface, more capricious but less highly coloured than those whose freshness was kept up by the vital power of the waters.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.
-- All that is made such a flourish of in the old South Sea Voyages, those things were but the life-time commonplaces of our heroic Nantucketers.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These preliminaries adjusted, Mr. Sikes proceeded to drink brandy at a furious rate, and to flourish the crowbar in an alarming manner; yelling forth, at the same time, most unmusical snatches of song, mingled with wild execrations.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At the end of this march I came to an opening where the country seemed to descend to the west; and a little spring of fresh water, which issued out of the side of the hill by me, ran the other way, that is, due east; and the country appeared so fresh, so green, so flourishing, every-thing being in a constant verdure or flourish of spring that it looked like a planted garden.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That Lucy had certainly meant to deceive, to go off with a flourish of malice against him in her message by Thomas, was perfectly clear to Elinor; and Edward himself, now thoroughly enlightened on her character, had no scruple in believing her capable of the utmost meanness of wanton ill-nature.
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