v (1) 挥动(舞) (hold or wave sth as a show) [T+n]：～a letter of complaint/one's sword angrily 气愤地挥动着一封投诉信/一把剑;～a baton 挥动指挥棒;～one's flags before the cheering crowd/as the procession passed by 在欢呼的人群前/当队伍走过时挥舞着旗子;〖同〗swing，shake，sweep;

(2) (生意)兴隆，繁荣(be active or successful，or develop quickly and strongly) [I]：Painting～ed in Italy in the fifteenth century. 15世纪意大利的绘画艺术十分繁荣。a～ing lawyer's practice/bank/newspaper business/dry-cleaning business 兴旺发达的律师行业/银行业/报业/干洗店;～ing industries 兴旺的各行各业;〖同〗prosper，thrive，grow，succeed，bloom;〖反〗decline，fail，fade;

(3) 健康(茁壮)成长(be healthy;grow well) [I]：I hope the children/all the family are～ing. 我希望孩子们/全家人都安康。Crops/Most flowers/My plants are～ing in rich soil/full sunlight. 农作物/大部分花/我种的植物在肥沃的土壤里/充足的阳光下长得很茂盛。He is～ing in his new job. 那份新工作他干得很好。〖同〗bloom，blossom，flower;

(4) (文化艺术)处于繁荣时期;(人或思想)走红，盛行((of art，people or ideas) be active，well，successful (at the time mentioned)) [I，I+prep]：Impressionism/Learning/The baroque style of art～ed in the century. 印象主义/知识/巴罗克的艺术风格在那个世纪最为盛行。a period in which art～ed 文化艺术繁荣时期;(sb)～ed in the early 18th century (某人)在18世纪早期享有盛名;

n (1) 挥舞(动) (impressive，sweeping movement (with the hand or sth held in it)) [C，通常sing]：send everyone out of the room with a～of one's hand 挥手让每个人离开房间;a～of swords and bayonets 挥舞着剑和刺刀;He bowed and made a～with his hat. 他鞠了一躬，然后挥了挥他的帽子。〖同〗waving，shaking;

(2) 花体字(decoration in writing) [C，通常sing]：sign the Declaration of Independence with a～用花体字在《独立宣言》上签字;His writing was full of～es. 他的书写如飞龙走凤。〖同〗curl，decoration，turn;

(3) 简短嘹亮的音乐(short exciting piece of loud music) [C]：a～of trumpets/horns 一阵嘹亮的小号声/号声;enter the hall with a great～伴随着嘹亮的乐曲走进大厅