| 词组 | grow |
| 释义 | grow verb► grow your ownto promote an enlisted man to a noncommissioned officer vacancy in a unit; to promote from within US, 1990grow apart grow apart if two people grow apart, they gradually stop sharing the same interests and ideas and stop having a close relationship with each other: Sadly, after eight years of being married to each other, they just grew apart.■ SIMILAR TO: drift apart grow away from grow away from sb especially BrE to gradually feel less close to someone and less fond of them, because you have changed as you have become older: All children must grow away from their parents as they get older. grow into 1. grow into sth if children grow into clothes, they become big enough for the clothes to fit them: The coat looks a bit big on him now; but he'll soon grow into it.2. grow into sth to gradually learn how to deal with a new job or situation confidently: Slowly Anne grew into the role of senior manager. I was very nervous when I first started acting, but I soon grew into it. grow on grow on sb informal if someone or something grows on you, you gradually like them more although you did not like them much at first: We really didn't like our neighbours when we came here, but they've grown on us now. Some movies grow on you after repeated viewings. grow out of 1. grow out of sth if children grow out of something, they stop doing it or are no longer interested in it as they get older: At eighteen months my son was very shy, but he soon grew out of it.2. grow out of sth if children grow out of clothes, they become too big to wear them: Kids grow out of shoes within three to six months.3. grow out of sth to develop as the result of something: The book grew out of our work with dozens of businesses and professional organizations. The Labour Party grew out of the Trade Union movement. grow up 1. grow up to change from being a child into an adult: The kids have all grown up now and we want to move into a smaller house. Pat has grown up to be a hunky muscular six foot two.grown-up n C informal an adult, used especially by children, or by adults talking to children: Edna is babysitting for you tonight. She's a grown-up now.grown-up adj if someone's children are grown-up, they have become adults: "How many kids have you got?" "Two, but they're both grown-up now."2. grow up if you grow up in a place, you live there during the time when you are a child: Phillips grew up in Southern California.3. grow up doing sth to spend a lot of time doing something when you are a child: I grew up listening to this kind of music.4. grow up to start to behave in a more sensible, adult way, used about both children and adults: Gabrielle's grown up a lot since she started her new school. I wish you'd stop fooling around and grow up!grown-up adj if you say that a child is grown-up, you mean that they behave in a sensible, adult way: My daughter's thirteen but she's very grown-up for her age.5. grow up if something grows up, it begins to exist and then gradually becomes bigger or more important: The town grew up around the magnificent 13th century castle. New industries generally grow up in order to meet a demand. grow up on grow up on sth to experience or do something a lot during the time when you are a child, so that it has a strong influence in your life: This generation has grown up on TV. They can't imagine life without it. I grew up on the Beatles.
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