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1. V-I When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time. 成長(zhǎng)

We stop growing at maturity. 我們?cè)诔墒旌缶屯Ｖ钩砷L(zhǎng)了。

2. V-I If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there. 生長(zhǎng)

The station had roses growing at each end of the platform. 車站月臺(tái)兩端生長(zhǎng)著玫瑰。

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. 種植

Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans. 萵苣是由古羅馬人種植的。

4. V-I When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow. (毛發(fā)、指甲等) 逐漸變長(zhǎng)

Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific. 接著頭發(fā)又長(zhǎng)起來了，我感覺棒極了。

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 (頭發(fā)、胡須、指甲等)

I'd better start growing my hair. 我最好開始留頭發(fā)。

6. V-I If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude. (心理方面的) 成長(zhǎng)

They began to grow as individuals. 他們開始發(fā)展獨(dú)自的個(gè)性。

7. V-LINK You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude. 變得

I grew a little afraid of the guy next door. 我變得有點(diǎn)害怕隔壁那家伙。

He's growing old. 他正在變老。

8. V-I If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense. (數(shù)量) 增加; (情感) 增強(qiáng); (問題) 變嚴(yán)重

From 2000 to 2002, the number of uninsured grew by almost 4 million. 從2000年到2002年，未參加保險(xiǎn)的人數(shù)增加了差不多四百萬。

Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate. 反對(duì)勢(shì)力日益強(qiáng)烈，政府同意進(jìn)行談判。

9. V-I If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing. 發(fā)展為

The boys grew into men. 這些男孩長(zhǎng)大成為男人了。

10. V-I If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it. (觀點(diǎn)或計(jì)劃等) 產(chǎn)生于

The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster. 這本書的想法產(chǎn)生于與菲莉帕·布魯斯特的談話。

11. V-I If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance. (經(jīng)濟(jì)或企業(yè)的) 增長(zhǎng)[商業(yè)]

The economy continues to grow. 經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)。

12. V-T If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance. 使增長(zhǎng)[商業(yè)]

To grow the business, he needs to develop management expertise and innovation across his team. 為了拓展業(yè)務(wù),他需要提高其團(tuán)隊(duì)的專業(yè)管理技能和創(chuàng)新能力。

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