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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

grow

英  [grəʊ]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • grow apart

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] （关系）变得有隔阂

    If people who have a close relationship grow apart, they gradually start to have different interests and opinions from each other, and their relationship starts to fail.

    双语例句

    例：

    He and his wife grew apart.

    他和妻子之间产生了隔阂。

  • grow into

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 长大了穿得上（大号的衣物）

    When a child grows into an item of clothing, they become taller or bigger so that it fits them properly.

    双语例句

    例：

    It's a little big, but she'll soon grow into it.

    这衣服是大了点，但她很快就可以穿了。

  • grow on

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 越来越被…喜欢

    If someone or something grows on you, you start to like them more and more.

    双语例句

    例：

    Slowly and strangely, the place began to grow on me.

    奇怪的是，我越来越喜欢这个地方了。

  • grow out of

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 因长大或改变而不再有（某行为、兴趣等）

    If you grow out of a type of behaviour or an interest, you stop behaving in that way or having that interest, as you develop or change.

    近义词

    outgrow

    双语例句

    例：

    Most children who stammer grow out of it.

    大部分口吃的孩子长大后就好了。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 长大穿不下（原来的衣物）

    When a child grows out of an item of clothing, they become so tall or big that it no longer fits them properly.

    近义词

    outgrow

    双语例句

    例：

    You've grown out of your shoes again.

    你又长得穿不上你的鞋了。

  • grow up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 长大成人

    When someone grows up, they gradually change from being a child into being an adult.

    双语例句

    例：

    She grew up in Tokyo.

    她在东京长大。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 别犯傻 , 别孩子气

    If you tell someone to grow up, you are telling them to stop behaving in a silly or childish way.

    双语例句

    例：

    It's time you grew up.

    是时候你该懂事了。

    3. [PHRASAL 短语] 兴起 , 发展起来

    If something grows up, it starts to exist and then becomes larger or more important.

    双语例句

    例：

    A variety of heavy industries grew up alongside the port.

    各种重工业沿港口发展起来。

    VERB. 动词

  • grows , growing , grew , grown

    1. [I 不及物动词] 生长 , 发育

    When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time.

    双语例句

    例：

    We stop growing at maturity.

    我们成年后便不再长个。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 生长

    If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there.

    双语例句

    例：

    The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.

    车站月台两端种着玫瑰。

    3. [T 及物动词] 种植

    If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and take care of them as they develop.

    双语例句

    例：

    Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans.

    生菜是古罗马人最先种植的。

    4. [I 不及物动词] （毛发、指甲等）逐渐变长

    When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow.

    双语例句

    例：

    Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.

    接着头发又长起来了，我感觉棒极了。

    5. [T 及物动词] 留（头发、胡须、指甲等）

    If someone grows their hair, or grows a beard or moustache, they stop cutting their hair or shaving so that their hair becomes longer. You can also grow your nails.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'd better start growing my hair.

    我最好开始留头发。

    6. [I 不及物动词] （心理方面的）成长

    If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude.

    双语例句

    例：

    They began to grow as individuals.

    他们开始发展独自的个性。

    7. [LINK 连系动词] 变得

    You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude.

    双语例句

    例：

    I grew a little afraid of the guy next door.

    我变得有点害怕隔壁那家伙。

    例：

    He's growing old.

    他正渐渐变老。

    8. [I 不及物动词] （数量）增加 , （情感）增强 , （问题）变严重

    If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense.

    近义词

    increase , intensify , strengthen , heighten

    反义词

    decrease , lessen , reduce , diminish

    双语例句

    例：

    From 2000 to 2002, the number of uninsured grew by almost 4 million.

    从2000年到2002年，未参加保险的人数增加了近400万。

    例：

    Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.

    反对势力日益增强，政府同意进行谈判。

    例：

    The number of unemployed people in Poland has grown by more than a quarter in the last month.

    波兰上个月的失业人数增长超过了四分之一。

    例：

    Productivity grew at an annual rate of more than 3 per cent.

    生产率每年增长超过3。

    例：

    a growing number of immigrants.

    数量不断增加的移民。

    9. [I 不及物动词] 发展为

    If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    The boys grew into men.

    这些男孩长大成为男人了。

    10. [I 不及物动词] （观点或计划等）产生于

    If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.

    创作这本书的想法源于与菲莉帕·布鲁斯特的谈话。

    11. [I 不及物动词] （经济或企业的）增长

    If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance.

    双语例句

    例：

    The economy continues to grow.

    经济持续增长。

    12. [T 及物动词] 使增长

    If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance.

    双语例句

    例：

    To grow the business, he needs to develop management expertise and innovation across his team.

    为了拓展业务,他需要提高其团队的专业管理技能和创新能力。

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