grow/ɡrəʊ/ (grew /ɡruː/, grown/ɡrəʊn/)

vi

1. 生长；发育

• Orange trees won't grow in this climate. 这种气候下桔子树不能生长。

2. 增长；发展

• The village is growing into a town. 这个村子渐渐发展成了城镇。

3. 变得；成为

• The patient grew weaker every day. 这个病人日渐衰弱。

• grow out of fashion (变得)过时

4. 长满

• The lawn grows with weeds. 草坪上长满了杂草。

vt

1. 种植；饲养

• grow flowers 种植玫瑰花

• grow horses 养马

2. (使)长出；留(头发等)

• Snakes can grow new skin. 蛇能长出新皮。

• grow a beard 留胡子

3. 使产生；养成

• grow a good habit 养成好习惯

词组grow away from 同…疏远起来

• Tom grew away from Mary. 汤姆逐渐与玛丽疏远了。

grow into 适应于；习惯于

• Tom needed time to grow into the job. 汤姆需要时间去适应这项工作。

grow on 愈来愈被…喜欢

• The book began to grow on me. 那本书开始把我迷住了。

grow out of

1. 产生于

• The mistake grew out of his carelessness. 这个错误是由他的粗心造成的。

2. 因长大而丢弃(或不合适)

• grow out of the bad habits of one's boyhood 戒除幼时的坏习惯

grow up

1. 长大；成长

• He grew up to be a handsome young man. 他长成一个漂亮的小伙子。

2. 产生；发展

• An intimacy grew up between us. 我们之间产生了亲密的感情。