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      - 興旺,繁榮;成功[(+on)]![]() The real estate business is  thriving. 房地產生意興隆。 
- 茁壯成長;茂盛生長![]() Rice  thrives in this hot weather. 水稻在這種熱天氣中生長旺盛。 
 
  片語
  
    He that will thrive must rise at five.
    
      - 五更起床,百事興旺。
 
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  辨析
  
 
  v.
 (thrives, thriving, past throve or thrived; past part. thriven or thrived)
 (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously. 
▸prosper; flourish.
Etymology
  ME: from ON thrífask, reflexive of thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’; cf. thrift.