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grow (obj) INCREASEHgrEJ, HgroJvpast simple grew Gru:, past part grown HGrRWn, $GroWnto increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed长大;增长;发展This plant grows best in the shade. [I]这种植物在阴暗处长得最好。She has grown two centimetres taller in the past couple of months. [L only + adj]她在过去几个月里长高了二厘米。Football's popularity continues to grow. [I]足球的受欢迎程度继续增长。The labour force is expected to grow by 2% next year. [I]劳动力预期明年将增长2%。The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers. [T]雄鹿长着巨大的叫做鹿角的分枝角。One aim of psychotherapy is to enable people to grow in all their relationships (= to develop stronger emotions within relationships). [I]心理治疗的一个目的是帮助人们增进人际关系。If you grow your hair, you let it become longer and do not cut it.留发She wanted to grow her hair long. [T + obj + adj]她想把头发留长。If a man grows a beard, he lets hair develop on the lower part of his face.蓄须I grew a beard so as not to have the bother of shaving every morning. [T]我留了胡子，这样可以省去每天早上刮胡子的麻烦。If a plant grows in a particular place, it exists and develops there.(植物)生长在某一处The roses grew up against the wall of the cottage. [I]玫瑰靠着农舍的墙生长。If you grow a plant, you put it in the ground and take care of it.种植The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market. [T]村民们种植咖啡和玉米到市场上去出售。If children grow into clothes, they become tall or big enough for the clothes to fit them.长得适合于(衣服)If you buy the shoes half a size larger, she'll have grown into them by next month.如果你买大半号的鞋，她在下个月前将长得可以穿它们了。[GROW中的 grow into]If children grow out of clothes, they become too tall or big to fit into the clothes.长得太高大而穿不上(衣服)Tyler has grown out of her sundress.泰勒长得穿不上她的太阳裙了。If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older.因长大而革除;戒绝He wants to join the army when he leaves school, but I hope he'll grow out of it.他中学毕业时想参军，但我希望他会放弃那个念头。If an idea grows out of another one, it develops from it.产生于The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.写这个故事的念头是由我去年一次奇遇而产生的。When children grow up, they gradually become adults.成年I grew up in Scotland (= I lived in Scotland when I was young).我在苏格兰长大。Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up (= becoming an adult).为你自己负起责任是成熟起来的一部分。(infml) If you say grow up to someone, you are telling them to stop behaving in a silly or foolish way.停止发傻Oh, do grow up you two and stop fighting!啊，你们两个不要发傻了，别打架了。If a town or city grows up, it starts to increase in size or importance.发展The city grew up originally as a crossing point on the river.这座城市由一个最初的河上渡口发展而来。If you say that something, esp. money, does not grow on trees, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted.树上长不出钱来You shouldn't spend all your money at once--it doesn't grow on trees, you know.你不应该一下子花完你所有的钱----树上长不出钱来，你要知道。A grown-up is a person who is an adult.成年人The grown-ups always spoil our fun and tell us to be quiet or play outside.成年人总是扫我们的兴，告诉我们安静一些或出去玩。If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they are an adult or that they behave in a responsible way.成年的;成熟的She has two grown-up children who work in the family business with her.她有两个成年的孩子和她一起在家族生意中做事。Even at ten years old, he was very grown-up and sensible.即使只有十岁，他已很成熟和理智了。 Age
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