| 词组 | grow |
| 释义 | grow /ɡrəʊ $ ɡroʊ/ verb 1. to increase in amount, size, number, or strengthadverbsgrow rapidly/fast The city grew rapidly.grow slowly The business grew slowly at first.grow steadily The economy has grown steadily.grow significantly They have seen the value of the shares grow significantly over five years.have grown considerably Since then, the number of students has grown considerably.grow dramatically British exports grew dramatically at the end of the eighteenth century.grow exponentially (=keep growing at increasing speed) Computer speed is growing exponentially.prepositionsgrow by... Sales are expected to grow by six percent this year.grow (from...) to... The population of the village grew from 3,000 to over 20,000.grow in size/number/popularity etc Farms have been growing in size.2. if a living thing grows, it becomes biggernounsa child/animal grows The children have all grown since I last saw them.sb’s hair grows/nails grow Don’t worry – your hair will grow back.a plant/tree grows The plant grows rapidly.grass grows In spring, the grass starts to grow.adverbsgrow quickly/rapidly/fast The weeds are growing fast.grow well There are many plants that will grow well in shade.grow tall/long The trees have grown so tall they hide the house. | I’m going to let my hair grow long.grow 3 inches/30 centimetres etc I had grown six inches since he had last seen me.prepositionsgrow into sth He had grown into a tall strong youth.Grow up means to develop from being a child to being an adult: Their children have grown up and left home.phrasesgrow to 12 feet/40 metres etc This fish can grow to 12 feet.grow to a height of 20 inches/3 metres etc The plant grows to a height of 20 inches.3. to look after plantsnounsgrow crops/food Farmers have cleared the land to grow crops.grow plants If you haven’t got much space, you can grow plants in containers.grow flowers/vegetables/fruit/herbs etc She grew the flowers for the wedding herself. | I grow tomatoes in my greenhouse.adverbsbe locally grown All the vegetables are locally grown.grow sth organically (=without using chemicals) Many people choose to buy vegetables that have been grown organically.phrasesgrow your own vegetables/food He likes gardening and grows his own vegetables.grow sth from seed You can grow herbs from seed.THESAURUS: grow cultivate to grow a crop. Cultivate is more formal than grow: The Mayans were the first people to cultivate cocoa. | When did people begin to keep livestock and cultivate crops?4. to becomeTHESAURUS: grow → become |
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