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grow

英[grəʊ] 美[ɡro]
  • vi. 发展;生长;渐渐变得…
  • vt. 使生长;种植;扩展
  • n. (Grow)人名;(英)格罗

英英释意


1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
"The weather turned nasty"
"She grew angry"
2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;
"The problem grew too large for me"
"Her business grew fast"
3. increase in size by natural process;
"Corn doesn't grow here"
"In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
4. cause to grow or develop;
"He grows vegetables in his backyard"
5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
"He matured fast"
"The child grew fast"
6. come into existence; take on form or shape;
"A new religious movement originated in that country"
"a love that sprang up from friendship"
"the idea for the book grew out of a short story"
"An interesting phenomenon uprose"
7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
"They produce good ham in Parma"
"We grow wheat here"
"We raise hogs here"
8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
"He grew a beard"
"The patient developed abdominal pains"
"I got funny spots all over my body"
"Well-developed breasts"
9. grow emotionally or mature;
"The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
"When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
"The tree trunks had grown together"