词汇精选：blossom的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
花（尤指果树的花），（一棵树或一季内开出的）全部花朵 [C]
例句：
The wind blasted the cherry blossom.
风使樱花枯萎。
例句：
The tree has an excellent blossom this year.
今年这棵树花开得很好。
开花，开花期 [U]
例句：
His career blossomed from then on.
从那时起，他的事业兴旺起来。
兴旺期 [U]
例句：
The blossom of trade in the 16th century is not very long.
16世纪，商业的兴旺期并不是很长。
v.
（植物）开花，（降落伞）展开 [I]
例句：
The apple trees will blossom soon.
苹果树很快就要开花了。
例句：
The peach trees blossom in April.
桃树在四月开花。
繁盛，兴旺 [I]
例句：
His career blossomed from then on.
从那时起，他的事业兴旺起来。
发展，成长 [I]
例句：
That small fishing village has now blossomed into an important port.
那个小渔村现已发展成为一个重要港口。
例句：
That little girl has now blossomed into an expert.
那个小女孩现已成长为一名专家。
变得活跃 [I]
例句：
He used to be painfully shy, but now he's started to blossom out.
他以前极腼腆，现在活泼起来了。
二、词义辨析：
bloom,blossom,flower
这些名词均含“花”之意。bloom主要指诸如牡丹、玫瑰、梅花、菊花等供观赏的花以及花的状态。blossom一般指树木开花，尤指果树上开的花。flower指开放的花朵或泛指花卉。
三、相关短语：
blossom out
开花, 发展
四、参考例句：
The trees are in blossom .
树上鲜花盛开。
A blossom develops from a bud.
花是由蓓蕾长成的。
The apple trees will blossom soon.
苹果树很快就要开花了。
The apricot blossom is fine this year.
今年杏花开得真好。
The cherry tree was covered in blossom.
The peach trees blossom in April.
桃树在四月开花。
The pear blossom is beginning to drop.
梨花开始落下。
Blossom is the symbol of spring.
开花是春天的象征。
The flower takes three months to blossom.
这个花需要三个月才能开花。
The peach tree has an excellent blossom this year.
今年这棵桃树花开得很好。