grow
verb OPAL S
/ɡrəʊ/
/ɡrəʊ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they grow | /ɡrəʊ/ /ɡrəʊ/ |
| he / she / it grows | /ɡrəʊz/ /ɡrəʊz/ |
| past simple grew | /ɡruː/ /ɡruː/ |
| past participle grown | /ɡrəʊn/ /ɡrəʊn/ |
| -ing form growing | /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to increase in size, number, strength or quality
扩大；增加；增强 - The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate.
该行业正在以惊人的速度增长。 - The performance improved as their confidence grew.
随着他们信心的增强，表现也有所提高。 - Opposition to the latest proposals is growing steadily.
反对最新提案的力量正逐渐增强。 - The market is growing rapidly.
市场正在快速增长。 - Sales are growing fast.
销售额正在快速增长。 - The business has grown exponentially over the past ten years.
在过去 10 年中，该企业发展越来越快。 - Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago.
大家对那一周前失踪少年的安危越来越担忧。 - grow by something The economy is growing by roughly 2 per cent a year.
经济正以每年约 2% 的速度增长。 - The company profits grew by 5 per cent last year.
去年该公司利润增长了5%。 - grow in something The family has grown in size recently.
这家人最近添丁进口了。 - This approach is growing in popularity.
这种方法越来越受欢迎。 - She is growing in confidence all the time.
她的信心在不断增强。 - grow from something Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings.
她的媒体帝国是从非常小的公司发展起来的 - grow to something That number will grow to two billion users in 2025.
到 2025 年，这一数字将增至 20 亿用户。 - grow from something to something The city's population has grown from about 50 000 to over a million in 20 years.
在 20 年里，这座城市的人口已经从大约 5 万增长到超过 100 万。 - + adj. to grow larger/stronger
变得更大／更强壮 - The company is growing bigger all the time.
这家公司在不断地扩大。
Homophones groan | growngroan grown/ɡrəʊn//ɡrəʊn/- groan verb
- The awful jokes made us all groan.
这些可怕的笑话使我们都发出呻吟声。
- The awful jokes made us all groan.
- groan noun
- He let out a groan of pain.
他发出一声痛苦的呻吟。
- He let out a groan of pain.
- grown (past participle of grow)
- The business has grown hugely in the last ten years.
过去十年来，该业务取得了巨大增长。
- The business has grown hugely in the last ten years.
- grown adjective
- Although he's a grown man, he'll always be our little boy.
虽然他已经是个大人了，但他永远是我们的小男孩。
- Although he's a grown man, he'll always be our little boy.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta1, Moneya1- Profits are expected to grow by 10 per cent next year.
预计明年利润将增长10%。 - She continued to grow in confidence
她的信心越来越强。 - The Chinese economy has grown at a record pace.
中国经济以创纪录的速度增长。 - Well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially.
十亿分之一秒远未逝去，宇宙已开始成指数级地迅速增大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- seem to
- begin to
- start to
- …
- at
- by
- from
- …
- The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate.
- [intransitive] to become bigger or taller and develop into an adult
长大；长高；发育；成长 - You've grown since the last time I saw you!
自从我上次见到你后，你又见长了！ - The puppies grow quickly during the first six months.
幼犬在前六个月生长得很快。 - + noun Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.
尼克这一个月来长高了差不多一英寸。 - + adj. to grow bigger/taller/older
长大；长高；变老
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- into
- to
- You've grown since the last time I saw you!
- [intransitive, transitive] to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow
（使）生长，发育 - The region is too dry for plants to grow.
这地区干旱得草木不生。 - Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.
西红柿在阳光直射下长得最好。 - grow to something These roses grow to a height of 6 feet.
这些玫瑰长到 6 英尺高。 - grow from something This is a tree that grows well from cuttings.
这是一棵通过插条生长良好的树。 - grow something The land is used to grow crops.
这片地是用来种庄稼的。 - We need to grow our food more efficiently.
我们需要更有效地种植粮食。 - I didn't know they grew rice in France.
我本来不知道法国也种稻子。 - The plants were grown in controlled conditions.
这些植物在受控条件下生长。 - grow something from something I grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds.
这些花全都是我用一包种子种出来的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Farminga1, Gardensa1- the nettles that grew thickly around the house
房子周围茂密的荨麻 - organically grown produce
有机农产品 - an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow
一种耐寒且易于栽培的美丽植物 - The tree grew from a small acorn.
橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。 - Small acorns grow into great oak trees.
小橡子长成大橡树。 - A rose had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.
一株蔷薇沿着其中一面墙蔓延滋长。 - As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards.
小岛下沉，暗礁开始向上方和四周延伸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- organically
- commercially
- locally
- …
- be easy to
- grow something from seed
- The region is too dry for plants to grow.
- [intransitive, transitive] to become longer; to allow something to become longer by not cutting it
（使）留长，蓄长 - I've decided to let my hair grow.
我已决定留长发。 - grow something I've decided to grow my hair.
我已决定留长发。 - I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard.
我没认出他来，他留胡子了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- poorly
- fast
- …
- allow something to
- let something
- from
- into
- to
- …
- grow unchecked
- I've decided to let my hair grow.
- linking verb + adj. to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time
逐渐变得；逐渐成为 - He had grown old and fat.
他年纪大了，也胖了。 - They were growing tired of her unreasonable behaviour.
他们对她的无理行为越来越厌烦了。 - My eyes soon grew accustomed to the darkness.
我的眼睛很快适应了黑暗。 - Mark and Jenny were growing closer every day.
马克和珍妮的关系一天比一天亲密。 - As time went on he grew more and more impatient.
时间长了，他越来越没有耐心。 - The skies grew dark and it began to rain.
天渐渐黑了，又下起雨来。 - She grew braver with time.
时间慢慢过去，她变得更勇敢了。
- He had grown old and fat.
- [intransitive] grow to do something to gradually begin to do something
逐渐开始 - I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
我肯定你慢慢就会喜欢她了。 - He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.
他渐渐明白了她离开的原因。
- I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
- [intransitive] grow (as something) (of a person) to develop and improve particular qualities or skills
提升品质；培养技能 - She continues to grow as an artist.
她作为艺术家不断有所提高。 - A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally.
安全的背景将有助于孩子的情感成长。
- She continues to grow as an artist.
- [transitive] grow something to increase the size, quality or number of something
扩大；扩展；增加 - We are trying to grow the business.
我们正在努力扩展业务。
- We are trying to grow the business.
increase
of person/animal
of plant
of hair/nails
become/begin
develop skills
business
Word OriginOld English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green.
Idioms
absence makes the heart grow fonder
- (saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more
不相见，倍思念
great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way
参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末
it/money doesn’t grow on trees
- (saying) used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it
树上长不出钱来，那东西（或钱）来之不易（告诫人不要随便乱用）
not let the grass grow under your feet
- to not delay in getting things done
（做事）不拖拉，不磨洋工