- 1. help (young plants) grow by labour and care; cultivate; breed
- ♦ ~小麦新品种 breed new varieties of wheat
- ♦ ~树苗 grow saplings
- 2. nurture and educate; bring up; rear
- ♦ 孩子们在父母和老师的~下健康成长。 Nurtured and educated by their parents and teachers, the children are growing up healthy and strong.