| 单词 | grow |
| 释义 | grow verb¹ 1increase增加adverb | verb + grow | preposition adverb➤fast, quickly, rapidly快速／迅速／急速增长➤considerably, dramatically, significantly, substantially增长可观；急剧增长；显著增长；大大增长▸➤slowly缓慢地增长➤slightly略微增长▸➤exponentially越来越快地增长◆the business has grown exponentially over the past ten years.在过去 10 年中，该企业发展越来越快。◆well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially.十亿分之一秒远未逝去，宇宙已开始成指数级地迅速增大。➤steadily稳定地增长➤constantly, continuously不断／持续增长verb + grow➤seem to似乎在增长▸➤begin to, start to开始增长▸➤continue to继续增长▸➤be expected to预期会增长preposition➤at以⋯速度增长◆the chinese economy has grown at a record pace.中国经济以创纪录的速度增长。➤by以⋯幅度增长◆profits are expected to grow by 10% next year.预计明年的利润会增长一成。➤from从⋯开始发展◆her media empire grew from small beginnings.她的媒体帝国是从小公司发展起来的。➤in在⋯方面增强◆she continued to grow in confidence她的信心越来越强。➤into发展成⋯◆the town grew into a city.原来的小镇发展成了城市。grow verb² 2of a person, animal, etc.人；动物adverb | preposition adverb➤fast, quickly, rapidly迅速／很快／快速成长▸➤slowly长得很慢➤normally正常生长preposition➤into长成⋯◆the small puppy quickly grew into a very large dog.小狗很快长成了大狗。➤to长到⋯◆to grow to maturity成熟；成年grow verb³ 3of plants, hair, etc.植物；头发adverb | verb + grow | preposition | phrases adverb➤well生长得很好◆tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.西红柿在直接日照下生长得最好。➤poorly生长得差▸➤fast, quickly, rapidly迅速地生长▸➤slowly生长缓慢➤slightly略有生长▸➤thickly, vigorously生长得稠密；生机勃勃◆the nettles that grew thickly around the house房子周围茂密的荨麻➤outwards/outward, upwards/upward向外／向上生长◆as the island subsided, the reef grew upward and outward.小岛下沉，暗礁开始向上方和四周延伸。verb + grow➤allow sth to, let sth让⋯生长◆i want to let my hair grow.我想把头发留起来。preposition➤from由⋯长成◆the tree grew from a small acorn.橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。➤into长成⋯◆small acorns grow into great oak trees.小橡子长成大橡树。➤to长到⋯◆these plants can grow to a height of six feet.这些植物能长到 6 英尺高。phrases➤grow unchecked不受约束地生长◆a rose had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.一株蔷薇沿着其中一面墙蔓延滋长。grow verb⁴ 4make plants grow种植adverb | verb + grow | phrases adverb➤organically有机种植◆organically grown produce有机农产品➤commercially商业种植➤locally本地种植➤successfully成功栽培verb + grow➤be easy to容易种植◆a plant which is easy to grow一种易于栽培的植物phrases➤grow sth from seed用种子栽培⋯ grow /grəʊ; name groʊ/ verb (grew /gruː/, grown /grəʊn; name groʊn/) 1. [intransitive] to increase in size, number, strength or quality 扩大；增加；增强◆profits grew by 5% last year. 利润去年增长了 5%。◆the company's turnover grew from $1.56 billion to $1.58 billion. 这家公司的营业额从 15.6 亿元增加到 15.8 亿元。◆the economy failed to grow in the final quarter. 经济在最后一个季度没有增长。◆the company is growing bigger all the time. 这家公司一直在成长壮大。◆the challenges of running a growing business 经营一家不断发展的企业的挑战◆the fastest-growing sector of the aviation industry 航空业中成长最快的部门 2. [transitive] to increase the size, quality or number of sth 扩大；扩展；增加◆we are trying to grow the business. 我们正努力扩展业务。◆the savings were used to grow market share. 储蓄被用于增加市场份额。help grow and grow up are sometimes confused. grow up only means ‘to become an adult’. it does not mean ‘to increase’.grow 和 grow up 有时会弄混。grow up 只有“成长”的意思，没有“增加”的意思。 ●it/money doesn't grow on trees (informal) used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it 钱不会长在树上；那东西（或钱）来之不易 ●grow into sthto become more confident in a new job, etc. and learn to do it better 对（新工作等）更有信心；学着做得更好◆he needed time to grow into the job. 他需要时间去熟悉这项工作。●grow out of sthto develop from sth 产生于，源于（某事物）◆the introduction of job-sharing grew out of a desire for more flexible working hours. 引用工作分担源于对更灵活的工作时间的愿望。☞ growgrow(grew, grown)to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time; to gradually begin to do sth逐渐变得；逐渐成为；逐渐开始◆the skies grew dark and it began to rain.天渐渐黑了，下起雨来。◆as time went on he grew more and more impatient.时间久了，他越来越没有耐性。◆i'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.我肯定你会慢慢喜欢上她的。ⓘ grow is used to talk about changes that happen over a period of time rather than suddenly. it is often used with comparative adjectives to show this gradual change. * grow 指在一段时间内逐渐发生变化，而非突然变化。常与形容词比较级连用，以示渐变◆she suddenly grew angry. ◆she grew braver with time.时间慢慢过去，她变得更勇敢了。grow(grew, grown) [transitive] to put seeds or plants in the ground and take care of them, usually in order to use or sell the plants later栽培；种植◆i didn't know they grew rice in spain.我以前不知道西班牙也种稻子。◆i grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds.这些花全都是我用一包种子种出来的。grow(grew, grown) [intransitive] to become greater in size, number or strength（大小、数值或强度）扩大，增加，增强◆the company profits are expected to grow by 5% next year.公司利润预计将在明年增长 5%。◆she is growing in confidence all the time.她的信心在不断增强。◆their performance improved as their confidence grew.随着他们信心的加强，他们的表现有所改善。◆there is growing opposition to the latest proposals.越来越多的人反对最近提出的建议。◆the company is growing bigger all the time.这家公司在不断扩大。opp shrink → shrink ➡ see also growth → increase noun , expand → expand 1 grow/grəʊ ||; gro/verb (past tense grew /gru: ||; gru/ past participle grown /grəʊn ||; gron/) 1. [i] grow (in sth) to increase in size or number; to develop into an adult form 增大；增多；成长: ◇a growing child 正在发育的孩子◇she's growing in confidence all the time. 她的信心不断增长。◇you must invest if you want your business to grow. 企业若要成长，你非投资不可。◇plants grow from seeds. 种子长出植物。◇kittens soon grow into cats. 小猫很快便长成大猫。 2. [i,t] (used about plants) to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow by giving them water, etc （指植物）在某地生长；使（植物）生长；种植: ◇palm trees don't grow in cold climates. 棕榈树不生长在气候寒冷的地方。◇we grow vegetables in our garden. 我们在花园里种菜。 3. [t] to allow your hair or nails to grow 留（头发或指甲）: ◇claire's growing her hair long. 克莱尔在留长发。◇to grow a beard/moustache 蓄须╱髭 4. linking verb to gradually change from one state to another; to become 逐渐从一种状态变成另一种状态；成为: ◇it began to grow dark. 天色渐黑。◇to grow older/wiser/taller/bigger 变老；变得聪明；长高；变大◇the teacher was growing more and more impatient. 老师越来越不耐烦。 get is less formal. get多用于非正式场合。 grow into sth 1. to gradually develop into a particular type of person （渐渐）成为（某种人）: ◇she has grown into a very attractive young woman. 她已经长大，变成一个很标致的少女。 2. to become big enough to fit into clothes, etc 长大得可以穿某衣服等: ◇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。 grow on sb to become more pleasing 越来越讨人喜欢: ◇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。 grow out of sth to become too big or too old for sth 因长大而穿不下（衣服）；某事物不再适合自己年龄: ◇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。 grow (sth) out (used about hairstyles, etc) to disappear gradually as your hair grows; to allow your hair to grow in order to change the style （指发式等）因头发长长而逐渐失去，留长头发换发型 grow up 1. to develop into an adult; to mature 长大成人；成熟: ◇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？◇she grew up(= spent her childhood)in spain. 她是在西班牙长大的。 2. (used about a feeling, etc) to develop or become strong （指感情等）形成，变得强烈: ◇a close friendship has grown up between them. 他们建立起亲密的友谊。 grow1 when people, animals, or plants get bigger2 someone or something that has finished growing3 to make plants grow4 to put seeds or young plants into the ground5 the amount of something that is grown in one season6 land where the soil is good for growing plants7 land where the soil is not good for growing plantsrelated wordsto become larger in number, amount, cost etc 数、量、费用等变大 increase,to change over a period of time and become bigger, stronger, better etc 在一段时期内发生改变，变得更大、更强、更好等 develop,see alsobig,change/not change,1. when people, animals, or plants get bigger 人、动物或植物成长起来 grow /grəʊ/ [intransitive verb] to become bigger and more developed over a period of time 成长，长大 tom has really grown since i last saw him. 自从我上次见到汤姆以来，他长大了很多。 the fish are kept in tanks until they have grown enough to be released into the river. 鱼在鱼池里养，直至大到可以放进河里去。grow one metre/two centimetres/six inches etc amy grew 6 inches last year. 埃米去年长高了6英寸。grow into within a few years, these saplings will grow into tall trees. 不出几年，这些幼苗就会长成大树。grow to ten inches/two metres/70 feet etc the eastern white pine often grows to 200 feet. 北美白松一般能长到200英尺。grow to a height/length/width etc of sunflowers can grow to a height of ten feet. 向日葵可以长到10英尺高。 growth [uncountable noun] a healthy diet is necessary for a child's normal growth. 健康的饮食对于一个孩子的正常发育来说是必需的。 develop /dɪˈveləp/ [intransitive verb] if a child, plant, or animal develops, it gradually changes into the form it will have as an adult 成长，发育 the baby develops very quickly during the first few weeks of pregnancy. 怀孕的头几个星期，宝宝发育得非常快。develop into in less that 12 weeks the chicks will develop into adult birds. 不到12周，小鸡就会发育成熟。 development [uncountable noun] all the children are weighed and measured regularly to check their development. 所有儿童都定期测量体重和身高，检查发育情况。 get taller/bigger /ˌget ˈtɔːləʳ, ˈbɪgəʳ/ [verb phrase] to grow and become taller, especially in a short period of time ［尤指在短时间里］长高/长大 eleanor's getting bigger, isn't she? i hardly recognised her. 埃莉诺真是长大了，我差一点认不出她来。get bigger and bigger/taller and taller the grass got taller and taller over the summer. 夏天，草越长越高。 shoot up /ˌʃuːt ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to suddenly get a lot bigger - use this about children and plants that have grown quickly 迅速长高［用于指儿童和植物］ jo's shot up since i last saw her. 自从我上次见到乔以来，她长高了许多。 in may the plants all start to shoot up. 到了5月，花草树木都开始迅速生长。 come up /ˌkʌm ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb] if plants come up, they start growing above the soil, especially in the spring 长出来［指植物，尤在春天里破土发芽］ i sowed lots of poppies, but they haven't come up yet. 我种了许多罂粟，但是还没有长出来。 the weeds keep coming up year after year. 杂草一年年不停地长出来。 increase in size /ɪnˌkriːs ɪn ˈsaɪz/ [verb phrase] if something increases in size, it gets bigger, especially as a result of particular conditions 长大，增大［尤指作为某些情况的结果］ as the plant grows, the roots also increase in size. 植物生长时，根也随之长大。 if the tumour is not removed, it will increase in size and may cause a blockage. 肿瘤如果不切除，就会越来越大，可能阻塞血管。 mature /məˈtʃʊəʳ/ [intransitive verb] if a plant matures, it grows to its full size ［植物］生长成熟 a tree takes many years to mature. 一棵树要经许多年才完全长成。 in the hot weather the fruit matured quickly. 在炎热的天气里，水果成熟得很快。2. someone or something that has finished growing 完成生长的人或物 fully grown /ˌfʊli ˈgrəʊn◂/ [adjective] a fully-grown person, animal, or plant has reached the size that it will stay at 完全长大的；完全发育的 a fully grown elephant can weigh several tons. 一头完全成年的大象可以重达好几吨。 jim was six foot at the age of fourteen, even before he was fully grown. 吉姆在14岁还没有完全发育的时候就有6英尺高了。 the shrubs were transplanted fully grown from other parts of the country. 这些灌木是在完全长成后从该国其他地区移栽过来的。 adult /ˈædʌlt, əˈdʌlt/ [adjective only before noun] adult animal/insect/female etc an animal that has developed fully and finished growing - use this especially in scientific contexts when you are comparing older and younger animals 成年的动物/昆虫/女性等［尤用于科学方面］ the disease can be very serious in adult animals. 这种疾病在成年动物身上会很严重。 it was thought that the skull was too small and light to belong to an adult male. 有人认为，这个头骨太小太轻，不是属于成年男性的。 soon the skin of the pupa splits open, and the fully-formed adult butterfly emerges. 不久，蛹皮裂开，完全成形的蝴蝶成虫破蛹而出。 mature /məˈtʃʊəʳ/ [adjective] a plant or animal that is mature has finished growing and developing ［植物或动物］已长成的；成年的；成熟的 the house has a lovely garden surrounded by mature oak trees. 这房子有一座美丽的花园，花园四周有成熟的橡树环抱。 a hen is a mature female chicken, more than ten months old. 母鸡是十个月以上、发育成熟的雌性鸡。3. to make plants grow 使植物生长 grow /grəʊ/ [transitive verb] to plant and look after plants so that they develop and grow 种植 farmers in this area grow mainly wheat. 这地区的农民主要种植小麦。 it's very satisfying growing your own vegetables. 自己种植蔬菜很有满足感。 wild flowers are quick and easy to grow from seed. 用花籽栽种野花又快又容易。 cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt, ˈkʌltəveɪt/ [transitive verb] to grow vegetables and other crops, especially in order to sell them 种植，栽种［蔬菜、谷物等，尤指为了出售］ nearer the coast, huge areas of land are given over to cultivating tomatoes. 靠近海岸的地方，大片大片的土地被用来种植番茄。 gradually it was found more profitable to cultivate vines and olives rather than grain. 渐渐地，人们发现种葡萄和橄榄树比种谷物利润更大。cultivate the land use the land to grow crops 开垦耕地 population growth is causing people to clear more woodland so that they can cultivate the land. 人口的增长使人们砍伐了更多的林地用来开垦耕地。 cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən, ˌkʌltəˈveɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] cultivate of in the mountains, the higher rainfall allows for the cultivation of some cereals. 山区里雨水较多，可以种植一些谷类作物。 cultivated [adjective] wild strawberries are smaller than the cultivated variety. 野草莓比人工种植的草莓小。 raise /reɪz/ [transitive verb] to grow plants, especially in large amounts to be used as food 种植［尤指大量种植作为食物］ last year we raised a good crop of onions. 去年我们种了很多洋葱。 tomato plants can be raised from seed in a heated greenhouse. 番茄可以用种子放在加热温室里培植。 have green fingers british /have a green thumb american /hæv ˌgriːn ˈfɪŋgəʳz, hæv ə ˌgriːn ˈθʌm/ [verb phrase] to be good at making plants grow 善于种植 he had green fingers, my grandfather. he could grow anything. 我祖父很会侍花弄草，他什么都会种。！ the flower show season is upon us, and whether you have a green thumb or not, you should take a look at your garden. 就要到花展季节了，不管你是否擅长园艺，都应该照看一下你的花园。4. to put seeds or young plants into the ground 把种子或幼苗种在土里 plant /plɑːntǁplænt/ [transitive verb] to put seeds or plants into the soil so that they will grow 栽种；播种 before you plant the seeds, prepare the soil carefully. 在播种之前，要仔细翻整好土壤。 they planted an oak tree in the middle of the field. 他们在田地中央种了一棵橡树。 towards the end of march, the potatoes can be planted outside in the ground. 接近3月底的时候，马铃薯可以种在外面的地里。 sow /səʊ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to plant seeds in the soil, especially in a planned way and at the best time of year for them to grow well ［尤以计划好的方式，并在年中最适当的时候］播种 if you want an early crop, you should sow in september. 如果你想早点收获，应该在9月播种。 sow the seeds in rows about 20 centimetres apart. 一行行播下种子，每行间距约20厘米。 the ground was still too waterlogged for sowing rice. 土地仍旧积水太多，不能种稻子。5. the amount of something that is grown in one season 某物在一个季节里长出的数量 crop /krɒpǁkrɑːp/ [countable noun] the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that is produced in one season ［小麦、稻、水果等一季的］收成，收获 the rain was so bad this year that he lost the whole crop of barley. 今年的雨水太多，他的大麦全无收成。［ with high-yield varieties of rice the farmers can grow two or three crops a year. 有了各种高产量的稻，农民一年可以种两季或三季。potato/cereal/rice etc crop indian farmers have doubled their output of cereal crops like wheat. 印度的农民已经把小麦等谷类作物的产量增加了一倍。crop failure when the crop does not grow or is destroyed 庄稼歉收 the famine was caused by drought, which led to widespread crop failure. 这次饥荒是干旱导致庄稼普遍歉收引起的。record/bumper crop an unusually large crop 大丰收 thanks to the lovely weather we had a bumper crop of peaches and nectarines this year. 多亏了好天气，我们今年的桃子和油桃大丰收。 harvest /ˈhɑːʳvɪst, ˈhɑːʳvəst/ [countable noun] the crops that are ready to be gathered or that have been gathered at a particular time of the year 待收割的庄稼；收获，收成 the harvest is usually ready in july or august. 庄稼一般在7月或8月可以收割。a good/bad etc harvest when you get a lot of crops or not many 丰收/歉收等 the heavy frosts had ended hopes of a good harvest that year. 那年严重的霜冻打破了人们丰收的希望。olive/grain/grape etc harvest this year's olive harvest was the best since the war. 自那场战争以来，今年橄榄的收成是最好的。a bumper harvest an unusually large harvest 大丰收 as a result of several bumper harvests, the country now has a grain surplus. 因为有了多次的大丰收，这个国家的谷物过剩。get the harvest in gather the crops 收割庄稼 even the youngest children would come and help to get the harvest in. 即使是最小的孩子也会来帮忙收割庄稼。6. land where the soil is good for growing plants 适合种植植物的土地 fertile /ˈfɜːʳtaɪlǁ-tl/ [adjective] land or soil that is fertile is good for growing plants because it contains substances that plants need 肥沃的 this shrub likes sun and water as well as a fertile well-drained soil. 这种灌木喜欢阳光和水，还喜欢肥沃、排水良好的土壤。 farmers left the rocky hills of new england for the fertile plains of the middle west. 农民们离开了新英格兰多岩石的山丘，到中西部肥沃的平原去。 the valley was fertile, and a good crop was a near certainty. 这个山谷土地肥沃，丰收几乎是笃定的。 fertility /fɜːʳˈtɪlɪti, fɜːʳˈtɪləti/ [uncountable noun] native american tribes migrated to the region, exploiting the fertility of the soil. 北美土著部落迁徙到这个地区，开发这片肥沃的土壤。 rich /rɪtʃ/ [adjective] soil or land that is rich contains a lot of substances that help plants to grow 肥沃的 potato plants are easy to grow and do not require rich soil. 马铃薯容易种植，不需要肥沃的土壤。 the rich farmland of the ukraine 乌克兰肥沃的农田rich in the soil in this area is rich in nitrogen. 这个地区的土壤含丰富的氮。7. land where the soil is not good for growing plants 不适合种植植物的土地 poor /pʊəʳ/ [adjective] soil or land that is poor does not contain many substances that help plants to grow 贫瘠的 most herbs grow fairly well in dry, poor soil. 多数草本植物在干燥、贫瘠的土壤里也能长得很好。 the land around here is poor because of years of intensive farming. 由于长年的密集耕作，这一带的土地很贫瘠。poor in the soil is very poor in minerals and needs some fertilizer. 土壤里矿物质含量很少，需要施肥。 barren /ˈbærən/ [adjective] land that is barren is useless for growing crops on, and is usually dry and empty 贫瘠的，荒瘠的 intense heat had created a completely barren landscape, almost like the moon. 酷热造成了一片不毛之地，几乎就像月球上一样。 the rocky, barren slopes of the mountain 荒瘠多石的山坡 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 sbif 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 sth1 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 up1 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。 ☞ grow |
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