英语词汇“grow”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

growgrow /groʊ/ verb (past tense grew /gru/, past participle grown /groʊn/) 1 to become bigger and more developed► grow

to become bigger and change into a more adult form over a period of time:

Amy grew six inches last year.

The seeds will eventually grow into trees.

► grow up

if a person grows up, he or she gradually changes from being a child to being an adult. You often use grow up to talk about the place or situation in which someone becomes an adult:

Sylvia grew up in a small town, but she moved to the city after college.

► develop

if a child, animal, or plant develops, it gradually gets bigger and changes into a more adult form:

The baby develops very quickly during the first few months of pregnancy.

► mature AWL (formal)

to become fully grown or developed. Mature is used especially in scientific or medical language:

As the fish matures, its colors change.

► get bigger

to grow and become bigger or taller:

As the chickens get bigger, they will lay bigger eggs.

► get taller

to grow and become taller, especially in a short period of time:

Have you gotten taller? You look so grown-up.

► flourish (formal)

to grow well and be very healthy. Flourish sounds literary:

Most plants will flourish in the rich soil here.

► thrive

thrive means the same as flourish:

This particular tree thrives in the hot and damp conditions of the rainforest.

► sprout

if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow out of the ground and produce their first leaves:

Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout.

2 to make plants grow► grow

to put plants or seeds in the ground and help them develop, for example by putting water on them:

We're trying to grow lettuce and tomatoes in the garden this year.

Small farmers in the region grow cotton to sell.

► plant

to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow:

Help me plant these flowers in front of the house.

► cultivate (formal)

to grow crops and plants by preparing the land for them. Cultivate is used especially in scientific language:

They have been cultivating grapes there for thousands of years.

► raise

to grow crops so they can be used as food:

Redding owns a 400-acre farm where he raises cotton.

➔ Raise can also mean "to look after animals as they grow so that they can be sold or used as food": He raised cattle in Nebraska when he was young.

➔ see become, increase1

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例句	growgrow /groʊ/ verb (past tense grew /gru/, past participle grown /groʊn/) 1 to become bigger and more developed► grow to become bigger and change into a more adult form over a period of time: Amy grew six inches last year. The seeds will eventually grow into trees. ► grow up if a person grows up, he or she gradually changes from being a child to being an adult. You often use grow up to talk about the place or situation in which someone becomes an adult: Sylvia grew up in a small town, but she moved to the city after college. ► develop if a child, animal, or plant develops, it gradually gets bigger and changes into a more adult form: The baby develops very quickly during the first few months of pregnancy. ► mature AWL (formal) to become fully grown or developed. Mature is used especially in scientific or medical language: As the fish matures, its colors change. ► get bigger to grow and become bigger or taller: As the chickens get bigger, they will lay bigger eggs. ► get taller to grow and become taller, especially in a short period of time: Have you gotten taller? You look so grown-up. ► flourish (formal) to grow well and be very healthy. Flourish sounds literary: Most plants will flourish in the rich soil here. ► thrive thrive means the same as flourish: This particular tree thrives in the hot and damp conditions of the rainforest. ► sprout if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow out of the ground and produce their first leaves: Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. 2 to make plants grow► grow to put plants or seeds in the ground and help them develop, for example by putting water on them: We're trying to grow lettuce and tomatoes in the garden this year. Small farmers in the region grow cotton to sell. ► plant to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow: Help me plant these flowers in front of the house. ► cultivate (formal) to grow crops and plants by preparing the land for them. Cultivate is used especially in scientific language: They have been cultivating grapes there for thousands of years. ► raise to grow crops so they can be used as food: Redding owns a 400-acre farm where he raises cotton. ➔ Raise can also mean "to look after animals as they grow so that they can be sold or used as food": He raised cattle in Nebraska when he was young. ➔ see become, increase1
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