grow

[grəu]

v.增加, 生长, 变成, 种植, 逐渐开始

vi.

1. 成长, 生长; 发育

She has grown into a beautiful young lady.

她长成一位年轻漂亮的女子。

2. 增大, 增加; 发展

John's reputation is growing fast.

约翰的名声正在迅速扩大。

3. 渐渐变得[L][+to-v]

His cold is growing worse.

他的感冒正在加重。

vt.

1. 种植, 栽培

We grow flowers and vegetables in our garden.

我们在庭园里种植鲜花和蔬菜。

2. 使生长; 留(须、发)

David is growing a beard.

戴维在蓄须。

词形变化

副词: growingly | 名词: grower | 动词过去式: grew | 动词过去分词: grown | 动词现在分词: growing | 动词第三人称单数: grows |

词义辨析

同义:

v.成长; 发育; 发展

develop  evolve  mature  ripen  sprout  age

vi.增加; 长成; 成熟

increase  mature  become  advance  gain  rise  develop  age  progress

vt.栽培; 种植

raise  farm  cultivate  

同义参见:

thrive  stem  get  germinate  garden  flourish  expand  originate  multiply  mount  boom  wax  

英英释义

动词 grow:

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

同义词：turn

become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

increase in size by natural process

cause to grow or develop

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

同义词：mature, maturate

come into existence; take on form or shape

同义词：originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

同义词：raise, farm, produce

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

同义词：develop, produce, get, acquire

grow emotionally or mature

同义词：develop

become attached by or as if by the process of growth

短语词组

grow on

1. 对……有越来越大的影响

2. 越来越被……喜爱

Modern music starts to grow on people.

现代音乐已越来越被人喜欢。

grow out of

1. 因长大而丢弃

She has grown out of all her old clothes.

她已长得所有的旧衣服都穿不上了。

2. 产生于

The mistake grew out of his carelessness.

这错误是由于他的粗心造成的。

grow up

1. 成长

The boys grew up.

孩子们长大了。

2. 逐渐形成

A warm friendship grew up between the two men.

两人之间逐渐产生了友情。

补充

growgrow英:[ɡrəu] 美:[ɡro]vt.1.种植This farm grows mainly flowers and vegetables.这个农场主要种植蔬菜和花卉。The farmer has grown the seed a big tree.这个农民种下的种子长成了大树。vi.1.生长, 发育Babies grow very quickly.婴儿长得很快。The crops are growing well.庄稼长得很好。vi. & link v.1.渐渐变得The company has grown rapidly in the last five years.这家公司近五年来迅速地发展壮大。She's growing to like him better.她渐渐地更喜欢他了。You've changed a lot.You have grown big boy.你变了许多, 已经长成大小伙子了。As its population grows larger, the world seems to grow smaller.随着人口的增多, 世界似乎在逐渐变小。

例句

1. After the treatment my hair began to grow again.经过治疗, 我的头发又开始生长了。 2. Strawberries grow well in pots or planter boxes.草莓在花盆或花槽中会长得很好。 3. Grass grows quickly.草长得很快。 4. We stop growing at maturity.我们成年之后不再长个儿。 5. The plant grows by up to 10cm a month.这种植物一个月最多可长高10厘米。 6. The economy continues to grow.经济持续增长。 7. With excellent references from her clients, the business grew steadily.凭借她良好的客户口碑, 业务实现了稳步增长。 8. The number of unemployed people has grown.失业人数增加了。 9. Productivity grew by just 0.6 % between 1972 and 1982.生产力在1972年到1982年间只增长了0.6%。 10. In eight years, the newspaper's circulation grew by 61.7 %.这份报纸的发行量在八年内增长了61.7%。 11. Branches develop and grow towards the greatest exposure to sun.树枝朝阳光最充足的方向延伸生长。 12. Roots grow downwards from the stem.树根由茎部向下生长。 13. Their influence is steadily growing.他们的影响在稳步扩大。 14. Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.反对派的势力日趋强大, 政府因而同意进行谈判。 15. He grew to love his work.他逐渐喜欢上了自己的工作。 16. Their voices grew louder and louder.他们的声音变得越来越大。 17. As the days passed he grew more uneasy.日子一天天过去, 他也越来越不安了。 18. Japan's department stores grew rich by selling high-priced luxury brands.日本的百货商店销售价格不菲的奢侈品牌商品, 财力雄厚。 19. The path grew with weeds.小路长满了野草。 20. The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.创作这本书的想法来源于跟菲莉帕·布鲁斯特的谈话。 21. I'm growing leeks in my garden.我正在花园里种韭葱。 22. I always grow a few red onions.我总会种一些红洋葱。 23. Lettuce was grown by the Ancient Romans.莴苣是由古罗马人种植的。 24. I've decided to grow my hair.我已决定要蓄发。 25. He started growing a beard when he was only 16.他才16岁的时候就开始留胡子了。 26. seeking opportunities to grow our business寻找使我们的企业发展的机会 27. investors that would help grow the company有助于公司发展的投资者们 28. These plants are growing well.这些植物长势良好。 29. Does this plant grow in cold countries or in hot countries?这种植物生长在寒带还是热带? 30. Cities grew rapidly, a large labouring class developed.城市的迅速发展产生了一个强大的劳动阶级。 31. Friendship grew between them.他们间产生了友情。 32. The patient grew weaker every day.这位病人日渐衰弱。 33. The two shoots have grown together into one tree.这两个嫩枝已长合在一起变成了一棵树。 34. The path grew with weeds.小道长满野草。 35. We have grown a lot of beautiful roses this year.今年我们栽种了许多漂亮的玫瑰。 36. Japanese farmers grow rice.日本农民种植水稻。 37. The lawn was grown with weeds.草坪上长满了杂草。 38. to grow a beard留须 39. Snakes can grow a new skin.蛇能长出新皮。 40. to grow the company扩展公司 41. he would watch Nick grow to manhood.他会看着尼克长大成人。 42. [as adj. growing]the linguistic skills acquired by the growing child.成长的孩子所学的语言技能。 43. [as adj. grown]the stupidity of grown men kicking a ball into a net.大人把球踢入网中时那种呆头呆脑的模样。 44. it will even grow in plain gravel or sand.它甚至可以在极普通的砂砾或沙子中生长。 45. more and more land was needed to grow crops for export.需要越来越多的土地种植作物以供出口。 46. [with obj. and complement]she grew her hair long.她留了长发。 47. an awareness of politics grows out of individuals' perception of the world around them.政治意识产生于个人对周围世界的认识。 48. turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years.营业额三年增长到10万多美元。 49. [as adj. growing]a growing number of people are coming to realize this.越来越多的人开始意识到这一点。 50. sharing our experiences we grew braver.共同的经历使我们变得更加勇敢。 51. supposing we had grown to know and love nuclear power.假设我们逐渐了解并喜欢上了核能。 52. emotionally his family had grown away from him.他的家庭已在感情上同他疏远了。 53. sponsorship money doesn't grow on trees in the States.在美国赞助款不是唾手可得的。 54. Barrow-in-Furness grew into a fishing village of about three hundred people by the 1840s.到19世纪40年代巴洛因弗内斯发展成了一个约有300人的渔村。 55. this stuff grows on you.这种东西会越来越吸引你。 56. Colette's old perm had almost grown out.科莱特烫过的头发都快长直了。 57. blazers that they grew out of.他们已穿不下的旧夹克衫。 58. most children grow out of tantrums by the time they're three.大部分孩子三岁时就不再耍脾气。 59. a young Muslim woman who grew up in Britain.在英国长大的一名穆斯林年轻妇女。 60. grow up, sister, and come into the real world.成熟一些吧，妹妹，到现实世界中来。 61. a school of painting grew up in Cuzco.一所绘画学校在库斯科发展起来。 62. a growing child正在发育的孩子 63. She's growing in confidence all the time.她的信心不断增长。 64. You must invest if you want your business to grow.企业若要成长，你非投资不可。 65. Plants grow from seeds.种子长出植物。 66. Kittens soon grow into cats.小猫很快便长成大猫。 67. Palm trees don't grow in cold climates.棕榈树不生长在气候寒冷的地方。 68. We grow vegetables in our garden.我们在花园里种菜。 69. Claire's growing her hair long.克莱尔在留长发。 70. to grow a beard/moustache蓄须╱髭 71. It began to grow dark.天色渐黑。 72. to grow older/wiser/taller/bigger变老；变得聪明；长高；变大 73. She has grown into a very attractive young woman.她已经长大，变成一个很标致的少女。 74. The coat is too big for him, but he will soon grow into it.这件外套他现在穿太大，但过不多久等他长大些就合穿。 75. I didn't like ginger at first, but it's a taste that grows on you.我起初不喜欢姜，但它的滋味会令人越来越喜欢。 76. She's grown out of that dress I made her last year.她已经长得穿不下我去年给她做的那条连衣裙。 77. What do you want to be when you grow up?(= what job do you want to do later?)你长大后想做什么？ 78. She grew up(= spent her childhood)in Spain.她是在西班牙长大的。 79. A close friendship has grown up between them.他们建立起亲密的友谊。 80. The city is growing rapidly/dramatically.城市在迅速/急剧扩大。 81. The list of chores to do this weekend keeps growing.本周末要做的琐事不断增加。 82. The sport is growing in popularity. [=is becoming more popular]这项运动越来越受欢迎。 83. The school has grown (considerably/greatly) in size.学校的规模（大幅）扩大。 84. His followers continue to grow in number. [=to become more numerous]他的追随者的数量不断增加。 85. She grew intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.她上大学一年级时学识和情感都有所发展。 86. It's wonderful to see how she has grown as a person since going to college.看到她自从上大学后的个人成长真叫人高兴。 87. It can be hard to watch our children change as they grow.孩子们成长过程中的变化往往难以观察到。 88. He's still just a growing boy.他还是个正在成长的孩子。 89. She's grown (by) at least an inch since the last time I saw her.自从上次见到她后，她又长高了至少一英寸。 90. These trees grow only in the jungle.这些树只能在丛林里生长。 91. "As the tree grew taller, the branches began to touch the house."随着树不断长高，树枝开始触到房子。 92. This plant does well in difficult growing conditions. [=conditions in which it is difficult for most plants to grow]这种植物在恶劣的生长环境下长势良好。 93. The flowers grow wild [=grow naturally without being planted or cared for by humans] along the highway.公路边长满了野花。 94. She grows tomatoes in her garden.她在菜园里种西红柿。 95. The plant is grown for its colorful flowers.栽种这种植物是因其花朵绚丽。 96. She's letting her hair grow a little.她在把头发留长些。 97. His fingernails grow quickly.他的指甲长得快。 98. She's growing her hair long.她正在留长发。 99. He tried to grow a beard/mustache. [=to have a beard/mustache by letting the hair on his face grow]他想要留络腮胡/小胡子。 100. He suddenly grew pale.他突然变得脸色苍白。 101. He had grown tired of hearing about their problems.听着他们的问题，他变得越来越不耐烦。 102. She grew fat due to her lack of exercise.由于缺乏锻炼，她变胖了。 103. He's worried about growing old.他担心变老。 104. These diseases are growing more common.这些疾病变得越来越常见。 105. We have grown accustomed to his angry outbursts.我们已逐渐习惯于他突然发怒。 106. She's grown to like her new job.她逐渐喜欢上了她的新工作。 107. I grew to admire her very much.我渐渐开始非常欣赏她了。 108. I grew to feel that these problems were not important.我逐渐感到这些问题并不重要了。 109. She grew to hate him for his selfishness.由于他的自私，她慢慢地开始讨厌他了。 110. These changes should allow us to grow the company while reducing waste.这些变革应该有利于我们在减少浪费的同时扩大公司规模。 111. He claims that his proposals will help grow the economy.他声称他的建议将有助于经济增长。 112. My wife and I have grown apart over the years.这些年来我妻子和我逐渐疏远。 113. The company grew from an idea he had in college.这家公司的成立源于他在大学时的一个想法。 114. She has grown into an accomplished and charming young woman.她逐渐成长为一个才艺双全、有魅力的年轻女子。 115. His small company has grown into a huge international corporation.他的小公司发展成为一家大型国际化企业。 116. Ben will grow into Billy's shoes in a year or two.本一两年后就能穿上比利的鞋子了。 117. Try the dish again—it grows on you.再尝尝这道菜——你会慢慢喜欢上的。 118. "I didn't like him at first, but he's starting to grow on me."我起初不喜欢他，但现在开始对他有感觉了。 119. Good jobs don't grow on trees. [=good jobs are hard to get]好工作不是唾手可得的。 120. He acts as if money grows on trees.他花钱大手大脚，好像钱来得很容易似的。 121. She's growing out her hair.她在留长发。 122. The project grew out of a simple suggestion.这个项目源于一个简单的建议。 123. This new theory grew out of their earlier research.这个新理论源于他们早期的研究。 124. He quickly grew out of his clothes.他很快就穿不下他的衣服了。 125. She hoped to grow out of her bad habits.她希望长大后自己的坏习惯就会改掉了。 126. "He's wild now, but he'll grow out of it."虽然他现在很不听话，但长大就好了。 127. She wants to be a firefighter when she grows up.她想长大后当消防员。 128. I grew up in the city.我在这个城市长大。 129. "We grew up poor, but we always had food on the table."我们小时候很穷，但我们总有饭吃。 130. He grew up playing music. [=he played music when he was a child]他小时候就演奏音乐。 131. It's time for him to grow up and start accepting his responsibilities.现在他该懂事了，要开始承担责任了。 132. "Oh, grow up!"哦，别小孩子气了！ 133. A number of villages and cities grew up along the river.沿河建起了很多村落和城市。 134. A rivalry grew up between the villages.村落之间产生了对立。 135. corn/fruit growers玉米种植者；果农 136. This plant is known as a fast grower.这种植物被称作速生植物。 137. There is growing acceptance of the new plan.新计划越来越为大家所接受。 138. the growing popularity of this film这部电影越来越高的受欢迎度 139. There's a growing sense that he may be right.人们越来越感到他可能是对的。