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*grow /gro; ɡrəʊ/
v grew /gru; ɡruː/, grown /gron; ɡrəʊn/, growing
1 [I] to develop and become bigger or longer over a period of time 成长，长大:
Jamie's grown two inches this year. 杰米今年长高了两英寸。
2 [I,T] if plants grow, or you grow them, they develop and become bigger 〔植物〕生长; 栽培，种植〔植物〕:
Not many plants can grow in the far north. 能在偏远的北方生长的植物并不多。
We're trying to grow roses this year. 今年我们想种些玫瑰。
3 [I] to increase 增加; 增长; 增大; 增强:
a growing business 发展中的企业
The number of students grew by 5% last year. 去年学生人数增加了 5%。
growing number A growing number of people are working from home. 越来越多人在家中工作。
4 grow old/bored/strong etc to become old, bored etc over a period of time 逐渐衰老/变无聊/变强壮［强烈］等
5 [T] to let your hair or nails get longer 留长〔头发或指甲〕
grow into sb/sth1 to develop and become a particular kind of person or thing 长成为:
Gene's grown into a handsome young man. 吉恩已长成为一个英俊的小伙子了。
2 if a child grows into clothes, he or she becomes big enough to wear them 〔小孩〕长得能穿下〔衣服〕
grow on sb
if someone or something grows on you, you gradually start to like them 渐渐使〔某人〕喜欢:
After a while their music grows on you. 他们的音乐不久就会让你越来越喜欢。
grow out of sth
1 if children grow out of clothes, they become too big to wear them 〔小孩〕长得穿不下〔原来的衣服〕
2 to stop doing something as you get older 〔因年龄增长而〕改掉，戒除〔某习惯〕:
Sarah still sucks her thumb, but she'll grow out of it. 莎拉还要吮大拇指，不过她长大了就会改掉的。
grow up
1 to develop from being a child to being an adult 长大，成长:
I grew up in Glasgow. 我在格拉斯哥长大。
2 to start to exist and become bigger 形成并发展:
Villages grew up along the river. 一个个村子沿着这条河发展起来。
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