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grow BrE /grəʊ/
NAmE /groʊ/► SEE ALLgrow like Topsyabsence makes the heart grow fondernot let the grass grow under your feetmoney doesn’t grow on treesgreat/tall oaks from little acorns grow
●grow like ˈTopsygrow very fast, particularly in an unplanned or uncontrolled way 迅速增长；发展迅速◆After many contributions, our website has grown like Topsy, and is now being completely revised.
收到大量投稿以后，我们的网站迅速扩大，现在已完全改版了。 ORIGIN Topsy was a female character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. * Topsy 是斯托夫人的小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的一个女性角色。●ˌabsence makes the heart grow ˈfonder (saying) used to say that when you are away from sb that you love, you love them even more 离别情更浓；人不见，心更念 OPP out of sight, out of mind ●not let the ˌgrass grow under your ˈfeetbe very active and do the things that need to be done very quickly 积极行动；抓住时机，尽快行动◆The new owner didn’t let the grass grow under her feet, and immediately started to change the whole layout of the shop.新老板做事雷厉风行，立刻开始对整个店面的布局进行改动。●money doesn’t grow on ˈtrees (saying) used to say that you should be careful about how much money you spend because the amount you have is limited （用于告诫某人花钱应谨慎）钱不是树上长的，钱来之不易◆I can’t give you any more pocket money, Alice. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.艾丽斯，我不能再给你零花钱了。你要知道，钱不是树上长出来的。●great/tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow (saying) large and successful organizations, businesses, etc. sometimes begin in a very small or modest way 合抱之木，生于毫末；万丈高楼平地起◆Welcome to my new website! It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow!欢迎来到我的新网站！它现在可能微不足道，不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 NOTE An oak is a large tree and the acorn is its fruit. * oak （橡树）是一种大型树木，acorn 是橡子。 |