She seems to thrive on stress.

[ambitious-girl]

"She seems to thrive on stress."

Does that mean? : she succeeds in overcoming stress.

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

No, it means that she seems to do well in whatever she is doing when she is stressed.

 

[GoesStation]

Write Does that mean "She succeeds in overcoming stress"?

 

[ambitious-girl]

Write Does that mean "She succeeds in overcoming stress"?

Sure. Thanks for your point.

No, it means that she seems to do well in whatever she is doing when she is stressed.​

So, Can that meaning equivalent with the following?
"She seems to thrive whenever/when she is stressed out".

 

[GoesStation]

So[STRIKE], Can[/STRIKE] is that meaning equivalent to [STRIKE]with[/STRIKE] the following?
"She seems to thrive whenever/when she is stressed out".

No. Stressed out is a casual way to say "suffering from extreme stress". Leave off out and your statement is correct.

 

[Raymott]

'Stressed' here means under pressure to perform - not falling apart mentally, which 'stressed out' means.

 

[ambitious-girl]

'Stressed' here means under pressure to perform - not falling apart mentally, which 'stressed out' means.

Thanks.
But, why in all dictionaries the adjective "stressed" is exactly equivalent with "stressed out" have the same meaning?
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stressed?q=stressed
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/stressed
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/stressed

 

[Rover_KE]

I see nothing in those links to say that 'stressed' is exactly equivalent to 'stressed out'.

You have not consulted 'all dictionaries'. Click here and bookmark the site for future reference.

 

[Raymott]

Also, the original question uses "stress", not "stressed".
If the original had been "She seems to thrive when she's stressed" then this might be a point to argue about.