prosper
prosper
verb
verb
- [no obj.]succeed in material terms; be financially successful
兴旺，繁荣；成功
his business prospered.
他生意兴隆。
the state plans to prosper from free trade with the United States.
该国计划通过和美国发展自由贸易而兴旺发达。
■flourish physically; grow strong and healthy
蓬勃发展；健康成长
areas where grey squirrels cannot prosper.
松鼠无法健康成长的地区。
■[with obj.]make successful
使成功，使兴旺
God has wonderfully prospered this nation.
上帝使这个国家奇迹般地繁荣昌盛起来。
- late Middle English: from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, from prosperus 'doing well'
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