1.(bloom)花；花朵
Each individual flower is tiny.每朵花都很小。
large, purplish-blue flowers大朵蓝紫色的花
2.(plant)有花植物；花卉
Butterflies are generally attracted to common garden flowers.蝴蝶通常会被普通的园艺花卉吸引。
Dandelions were the flowers that grew best.蒲公英是长得最好的花。
3.【植】(reproductive structure)花(被子植物的生殖器官)
4.【植】(in mosses etc)(藓类植物等的)花样生殖器官
5.in the flower of sth<文>(prime, peak)在…的全盛时期；在…的巅峰状态
a young woman in the flower of her beauty花季少女
They were killed in the flower of their youth.他们在风华正茂的时候被杀害了。
6.the flower of sth<文>(best example)…的精华；…的典范；…的上品
The flower of Parisian high society attended the violin recital.巴黎上流社会的精英出席了那次小提琴独奏会。
These were some of the best planes Iraq owns, the flower of the Iraqi air force.这些是伊拉克所拥有的最好的飞机中的一部分, 是伊拉克空军的精锐机型。
7.(as decoration)花饰；花纹；花边