grow
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time. 成长
We stop growing at maturity. 我们在成熟后就停止成长了。
2. V-I If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there. 生长
The station had roses growing at each end of the platform. 车站月台两端生长着玫瑰。
3. V-T 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. 种植
Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans. 莴苣是由古罗马人种植的。
4. V-I When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow. (毛发、指甲等) 逐渐变长
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. V-T 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. 留 (头发、胡须、指甲等)
I'd better start growing my hair. 我最好开始留头发。
6. V-I If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude. (心理方面的) 成长
They began to grow as individuals. 他们开始发展独自的个性。
7. V-LINK You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude. 变得
I grew a little afraid of the guy next door. 我变得有点害怕隔壁那家伙。
He's growing old. 他正在变老。
8. V-I If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense. (数量) 增加; (情感) 增强; (问题) 变严重
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差不多四百万。
Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate. 反对势力日益强烈,政府同意进行谈判。
9. V-I If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing. 发展为
The boys grew into men. 这些男孩长大成为男人了。
10. V-I If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it. (观点或计划等) 产生于
The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster. 这本书的想法产生于与菲莉帕·布鲁斯特的谈话。
11. V-I If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance. (经济或企业的) 增长[商业]
The economy continues to grow. 经济持续增长。
12. V-T If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance. 使增长[商业]
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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grow /ɡrəʊ/ (growing,grew,grown,grows)
剑桥词典
- Few plants grow in tundra regions .
- India grows tea for export .
- Complaints to the Banking Ombudsman grew by 50 percent last year .
- The thickness of the mulch will prevent weeds growing around the shrubs .
- Most of the produce sold in the market is grown by peasant farmers .
- As people grow older , their faces acquire more character .
- As you grow older , your spine shortens by about an inch .
- She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows older .
- As the lights went down, the audience grew quiet .
- They had been travelling all day and the passengers were growing tired .
grow verb (INCREASE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to increase in size or amount , or to become more advanced or developed
增多;增大;增强;增长;成长;长大
Children grow so quickly . 孩子们长得很快。
This plant grows best in the shade . 这种植物在背阴处长得最好。
She's grown three centimetres this year . 她今年长高了3厘米。
Football's popularity continues to grow. 足球运动越来越受欢迎。
The labour force is expected to grow by two percent next year . 劳动力人口明年预计会增长2%。
The male deer grows large , branching horns called antlers . 雄鹿头上长着分岔的大角,即鹿角。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
If your hair or nails grow, or if you grow them, they become longer .
(头发或指甲)长长,留长,蓄长
Lottie wants to grow her hair long . 洛蒂想留长头发。
Are you growing a beard ? 你在留胡子吗?
Wow, your hair's grown! 天哪,你的头发长起来了!
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If a plant grows in a particular place , it exists and develops there.
(植物)(自然)生长
There were roses growing up against the wall . 墙边长着很多蔷薇,攀爬到了墙上。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
If you grow a plant , you put it in the ground and take care of it, usually in order to sell it.
(通常指为了出售而)栽培,种植
The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market . 村民们种植咖啡和玉米到市场上卖钱。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to make a business bigger by increasing sales , employing more people , etc.
增长(商业业务)
We aim to grow the company by giving the customer a better deal . 我们致力于通过给顾客提供更好的服务来让我们的公司实现增长。
例句
grow verb (BECOME)
grow tired, old, calm, etc.to gradually become tired , old , calm , etc.
变得疲劳/老迈/安静(等等)
He grew bored of the countryside . 他厌倦了乡村生活。
Growing old is so awful . 变老真是太可怕了。
例句
grow to do sth
to gradually start to do something
逐渐开始
I've grown to like her over the months . 几个月来我已经慢慢开始喜欢她了。
短语动词
grow apartgrow into sb/sth
grow into sth
grow on sb
grow out of sth
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