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grow AHD[grō] D.J.[grəʊ]K.K.[gro]v.（动词）grew[gro͞o] grown[grōn] grow.ing, grows v.intr.（不及物动词）- To increase in size by a natural process.生长，成长：自然进程中体积的增加
- To expand; gain:扩大；增长：The business grew under new management.在新的管理体制下业务不断扩大
- To increase in amount or degree; intensify:增强：数量或程度上的增加；加剧：The suspense grew.疑虑加深了
- To develop and reach maturity.成熟：发展并达到成熟
- To be capable of growth; thrive:能够生长；茁壮生长：Some plants grow in deep shade.有些植物能够在阴暗中生长
- To become attached by or as if by the process of growth:长在一起：由于或似乎由于生长过程而连结在一起：tree trunks that had grown together.长到一起的树干
- To come into existence from a source; spring up:出现，产生：从某一来源而出现；产生：love that grew from friendship.由友谊产生的爱情
- To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:成为，逐步发展：由渐进的过程或程度加深而成为；变成：grow angry; grow closer.越来越生气；逐渐接近
v.tr.（及物动词）- To cause to grow; raise:使生长；培养：grow tulips.培育郁金香
- To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:使自然生长：使（东西）依自然进程而发展或增加：grow a beard.留胡子
grow into - To develop so as to become:长成：发展而成为：A boy grows into a man.男孩长成了男人
- To develop or change so as to fit:逐渐适应：发展或变化以适应：She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly.她逐渐适应了工作。他慢慢地适应了这种关系
grow on 或 grow upon - To become gradually more evident to:逐渐变得，显得：A feeling of distrust grew on me.我逐渐产生一种不信任感
- To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable to:渐渐喜爱：逐渐变得令人愉快或使人接受：a taste that grows on a person.使人逐渐喜爱的口味
grow up - To become an adult.长大：变成成人
grow out of - To develop or come into existence from:产生自…：由…而发展或形成：an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes; trust that grew out of long acquaintance.由潦草的记录而形成的文章；由长期相识而产生的信任
- Middle English growen 中古英语 growen
- from Old English grōwan * see ghrē- 源自 古英语 grōwan * 参见 ghrē-
growʹer n.（名词）growʹingly adv.（副词） |