grow
verb OPAL S
/ɡrəʊ/
/ɡrəʊ/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they grow | /ɡrəʊ/ /ɡrəʊ/ |
he / she / it grows | /ɡrəʊz/ /ɡrəʊz/ |
past simple grew | /ɡruː/ /ɡruː/ |
past participle grown | /ɡrəʊn/ /ɡrəʊn/ |
-ing form growing | /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ |
扩大;增加;增强 - The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate.
该行业正以惊人的速度增长。 - The performance improved as their confidence grew.
随着他们信心的增长,业绩有所提高。 - Opposition to the latest proposals is growing steadily.
对最新提议的反对意见正在稳步增长。 - The market is growing rapidly.
市场发展迅速。 - Sales are growing fast.
销售额增长很快。 - 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。 - Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago.
大家对那一周前失踪少年的安危越来越担忧。 - grow by something The economy is growing by roughly 2 per cent a year.
经济正以每年约2%的速度增长。 - The company profits frew by 5 per cent last year.
该公司去年利润增长了5%。 - grow in something The family has grown in size recently.
这家人最近添丁进口了。 - This approach is growing in popularity.
这种方法越来越受欢迎。 - She is growing in confidence all the time.
她的信心在不断增强。 - grow from something Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings.
她的媒体帝国是从非常小的公司发展起来的 - grow to something That number will grow to two billion users in 2025.
到2025年,这个数字将增长到20亿用户。 - grow from something to something The city's population has grown from about 50 000 to over a million in 20 years.
这个城市的人口在20年内从大约5万增加到100多万。 - + adj. to grow larger/stronger
变得更大/更强壮 - The company is growing bigger all the time.
这家公司在不断地扩大。
Homophones groan | growngroan grown/ɡrəʊn//ɡrəʊn/- groan verb
- The awful jokes made us all groan.
可怕的笑话让我们都呻吟起来。
- The awful jokes made us all groan.
- groan noun
- He let out a groan of pain.
他发出痛苦的呻吟。
- He let out a groan of pain.
- grown (past participle of grow)
- The business has grown hugely in the last ten years.
在过去的十年里,这个行业发展迅速。
- The business has grown hugely in the last ten years.
- grown adjective
- Although he's a grown man, he'll always be our little boy.
虽然他是个成年人,但他永远是我们的小男孩。
- Although he's a grown man, he'll always be our little boy.
Topics Change, cause and effecta1, Moneya1- Profits are expected to grow by 10 per cent next year.
预计明年利润将增长10%。 - She continued to grow in confidence
她的信心越来越强。 - The Chinese economy has grown at a record pace.
中国经济以创纪录的速度增长。 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- seem to
- begin to
- start to
- …
- at
- by
- from
- …
- The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate.
长大;长高;发育;成长 - You've grown since the last time I saw you!
自从我上次见到你后,你又见长了! - The puppies grow quickly during the first six months.
小狗在最初的六个月里长得很快。 - + noun Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.
尼克这一个月来长高了差不多一英寸。 - + adj. to grow bigger/taller/older
变大/变高/变老
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- into
- to
- You've grown since the last time I saw you!
(使)生长,发育 - The region is too dry for plants to grow.
这地区干燥得草木不生。 - Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.
西红柿在阳光直射下长得最好。 - grow to something These roses grow to a height of 6 feet.
这些玫瑰长到6英尺高。 - grow from something This is a tree that grows well from cuttings.
这是一棵插枝长得很好的树。 - grow something The land is used to grow crops.
这块土地被用来种植庄稼。 - We need to grow our food more efficiently.
我们需要更有效地种植食物。 - I didn't know they grew rice in France.
我本来不知道法国也种稻子。 - The plants were grown in controlled conditions.
这些植物是在受控条件下生长的。 - grow something from something 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。
Topics Farminga1, Gardensa1- the nettles that grew thickly around the house
房子周围茂密的荨麻 - organically grown produce
有机农产品 - an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow
一种耐寒且易于栽培的美丽植物 - The tree grew from a small acorn.
橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。 - Small acorns grow into great oak trees.
小橡子长成大橡树。 - 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。 - As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards.
小岛下沉,暗礁开始向上方和四周延伸。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- organically
- commercially
- locally
- …
- be easy to
- grow something from seed
- The region is too dry for plants to grow.
(使)留长,蓄长 - I've decided to let my hair grow.
我已决定留长发。 - grow something I've decided to grow my hair.
我已决定留长发。 - I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard.
我没认出他来,他留胡子了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- poorly
- fast
- …
- allow something to
- let something
- from
- into
- to
- …
- grow unchecked
- I've decided to let my hair grow.
逐渐变得;逐渐成为 - He had grown old and fat.
他变得又老又胖。 - They were growing tired of her unreasonable behaviour.
他们对她的无理行为越来越感到厌倦。 - My eyes soon grew accustomed to the darkness.
我的眼睛很快适应了黑暗。 - Mark and Jenny were growing closer every day.
马克和珍妮一天比一天亲密。 - As time went on he grew more and more impatient.
时间长了,他越来越没有耐心。 - The skies grew dark and it began to rain.
天渐渐黑了,又下起雨来。 - She grew braver with time.
时间慢慢过去,她变得更勇敢了。
- He had grown old and fat.
- [intransitive] grow to do something to gradually begin to do something
逐渐开始 - I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
我肯定你慢慢就会喜欢她了。 - He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.
他逐渐理解了她离开的原因。
- I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
- [intransitive] grow (as something) (of a person
) to develop and improve particular qualities or skills人 提升品质;培养技能 - She continues to grow as an artist.
她作为艺术家不断有所提高。 - A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally.
安全的背景将有助于孩子的情感成长。
- She continues to grow as an artist.
- [transitive] grow something to increase the size, quality or number of something
扩大;扩展;增加 - We are trying to grow the business.
我们正在努力扩展业务。
- We are trying to grow the business.
increase增加
of person/animal人;动物
of plant植物
of hair/nails头发;指甲
become/begin变成;开始
develop skills培养技能
business业务
词源Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green.
Idioms
absence makes the heart grow fonder
- (saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more
不相见,倍思念
great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way
Topics Successc2参天橡树长自小小橡实;合抱之树,生于毫末
it/money doesn’t grow on trees
- (saying) used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it
树上长不出钱来,那东西(或钱)来之不易(告诫人不要随便乱用)
not let the grass grow under your feet
- to not delay in getting things done
(做事)不拖拉,不磨洋工