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🔑 growBrE /ɡrəʊ/NAmE /ɡroʊ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they grow BrE /ɡrəʊ/ NAmE /ɡroʊ/present simple - he / she / it grows BrE /ɡrəʊz/ NAmE /ɡroʊz/past simple grew BrE /ɡruː/ NAmE /ɡruː/past participle grown BrE /ɡrəʊn/ NAmE /ɡroʊn/ -ing form growing BrE /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/➤increase 增加🔑 [I] to increase in size, number, strength or quality 扩大；增加；增强◆The company profits grew by 5% last year. 去年公司的利润增加了 5%。◆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。◆~ in sthThe family has grown in size recently. 这家人最近添丁进口了。◆She is growing in confidence all the time. 她的信心在不断增强。◆+ adj. The company is growing bigger all the time. 这家公司在不断地扩大。➤of person/animal 人；动物🔑 [I] 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！◆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 长大；长高➤of plant 植物🔑 [I, T] 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. 这地区干燥得草木不生。◆Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight. 西红柿在阳光直射下长得最好。◆~ sthI didn't know they grew rice in France. 我本来不知道法国也种稻子。 ➡ see also home-grown ➤of hair/nails 头发；指甲🔑 [I, T] to become longer; to allow sth 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。◆~ sthI'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。➤become/begin 变成；开始🔑 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◆to grow old/bored/calm 变老；腻烦起来；平静下来◆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。 [I] ~ to do sthto gradually begin to do sth 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。➤develop skills 培养技能 [I] ~ (as sth) (of a person 人) 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。➤business 业务 [T] ~ sthto increase the size, quality or number of sth 扩大；扩展；增加◆We are trying to grow the business. 我们正在努力扩展业务。 ●it/money doesn't grow on ˈtrees(saying) used to tell sb not to use sth 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）●ˌabsence makes the heart grow ˈfonder(saying) used to say that when you are away from sb that you love, you love them even more 不相见，倍思念●not let the grass grow under your feetto not delay in getting things done （做事）不拖拉，不磨洋工 ●ˌgrow aˈpart (from sb)to stop having a close relationship with sb over a period of time （与某人）逐渐疏远，渐渐产生隔阂●ˌgrow aˈway from sb [no passive] to become less close to sb; to depend on sb or care for sb less 逐渐疏远某人；对某人的依赖（或关心）减少◆When she left school she grew away from her mother. 她中学毕业后就不再那么依赖母亲了。●ˌgrow ˈbackto begin growing again after being cut off or damaged （砍掉或毁坏后）又生长起来●ˌgrow ˈinto sth [no passive] to gradually develop into a particular type of person over a period of time 逐渐成长为，变为，长成（某种类型的人）(of a child 孩子) to grow big enough to fit into a piece of clothing that used to be too big 长大可以穿以前嫌大的衣服◆The dress is too long for her now but she'll grow into it. 这件连衣裙她现在穿太长，不过她长大了可以穿。to become more confident in a new job, etc. and learn to do it better 对（新工作等）更有信心；学着做得更好◆She's still growing into her new role as a mother. 她仍在学着适应她作为母亲的新角色。●ˈgrow on sb [no passive] if sb/sth grows on you, you start to like them or it more and more 逐渐为某人所喜爱●ˌgrow ˈout(of a hairstyle, etc. 发式等) to disappear as your hair grows 因头发长长而消失◆I had a perm a year ago and it still hasn't grown out. 我一年前烫的发，现在发型依旧。●ˌgrow sth↔ˈoutto allow your hair to grow in order to change the style 让头发长长以变换发型◆I've decided to grow my layers out. 我决定留长发好让层次消失。●ˌgrow ˈout of sth [no passive] (of a child 孩子) to become too big to fit into a piece of clothing 长得太大而穿不上衣服 SYN outgrow ◆He's already grown out of his school uniform. 他已长得穿不上他的校服了。to stop doing sth as you become older 因长大而改掉（或革除、戒除）某习惯 SYN outgrow ◆Most children suck their thumbs but they grow out of it. 大多数孩子都吮拇指，大了就好了。to develop from sth 产生于，源于（某事物）◆The idea for the book grew out of a visit to India. 这本书的构思源于到印度的一次旅行。●ˌgrow ˈup🔑 (of a person 人) to develop into an adult 长大；成熟；成长◆She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). 她在波士顿长大。◆Their children have all grown up and left home now. 他们的孩子都已长大成人离开家了。◆grow up to do sthHe grew up to become a famous pianist. 他长大后成了著名的钢琴家。 ➡ related noun grown-up2 🔑 used to tell sb to stop behaving in a silly way 别那么幼稚；别耍小孩子脾气；变得老成些◆Why don't you grow up? 你怎么就长不大呢？◆It's time you grew up. 你该懂事了。to develop gradually 逐渐发展；形成◆A closeness grew up between the two girls. 这两个女孩的关系越来越亲密。●great/tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow(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 |