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🔑growgrow /ɡroʊ / verb (past tense grew /ɡru / , past participle grown /ɡroʊn /)➤increase增加- [intransitive] to increase in size, number, or strength扩大；增加；增强◆The family is growing in size.这家人就要添丁进口了。◆You need to invest if you want your business to grow.如果你想把生意做大，就需要投资。◆A close friendship has grown between them.他们之间已经结下深厚友谊。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库increasedescribing an increase描述增长The population of the United States increased gradually between 1980 and 2000.美国的人口在 1980 年至 2000 年间逐步增长。The population of the United States grew by 25% between 1980 and 2000.美国的人口在 1980 年至 2000 年间增长了 25%。Immigration figures shot up / rose sharply in the 1980s and continued to rise / increase dramatically in the 1990s.移民人数在 20 世纪 80 年代大幅增长，并且在 90 年代继续急剧上升。During the 1980s, there was a significant rise / increase in the number of immigrants settling in the United States. * 20 世纪 80 年代在美国定居的移民人数显著增加。
➤of person / animal人；动物- [intransitive] to become bigger or taller and develop into an adult成长；发育◆Look at how much Billy has grown!看看比利长得多快！◆a growing boy正在发育成长的男孩◆Kittens soon grow into cats.小猫咪很快就长成大猫。◆to grow bigger / taller长大；长高
➤of plant植物- [intransitive, transitive](used about plants) to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow by giving them water, etc.（植物）生长，发育；种植；使（植物）生长◆Palm trees don't normally grow in Canada.加拿大通常不长棕榈树。◆My grandfather grows a lot of vegetables in his garden.我爷爷在他的园子里种了很多蔬菜。
➤hair / nails头发；指甲- [transitive] to allow your hair or nails to grow留，蓄（头发或指甲）◆to grow a beard / mustache留胡子；蓄髭
➤become成为- [intransitive] to gradually change from one state to another; to become（逐渐）变成；成为◆It began to grow dark.天渐渐黑了。◆to grow older / wiser变老；变聪明 SYN get
 ●grow into sth- to gradually develop into a particular type of person成长为，变为（某种人）◆She has grown into a very attractive girl.她已经出落成一个美丽的姑娘。
- to become big enough to fit into clothes, etc.长大到可以穿上（衣服等）◆The coat is too big for him now, but he will grow into it.这件外套他现在穿还太大，但他将来长大就合身了。
●grow on sbto become more pleasing越来越让人喜欢◆I didn't like it at first, but it's a taste that grows on you.我最初不喜欢这个味道，但现在愈来愈喜欢了。●grow out of sthto become too big or too old for something长得太大而不适合某物◆She has grown out of that dress.她已经长得穿不进去那条连衣裙了。●grow upto develop into an adult长大成人；成年◆What do you want to be when you grow up? (= what job do you want to do later?) 你长大后想干什么？◆She grew up (= spent her childhood) in Alaska.她是在阿拉斯加州长大的。◆Oh, grow up! (= don't be silly!) 好了，别那么幼稚！ |