grow
英 [gr??]
美[ɡro]
- vi. 發展；生長；漸漸變得…
- vt. 使生長；種植；擴展
- n. (Grow)人名；(英)格羅
英英釋意
- 1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
- "The weather turned nasty"
- "She grew angry"
- 2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;
- "The problem grew too large for me"
- "Her business grew fast"
- 3. increase in size by natural process;
- "Corn doesn't grow here"
- "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
- 4. cause to grow or develop;
- "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
- 5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
- "He matured fast"
- "The child grew fast"
- 6. come into existence; take on form or shape;
- "A new religious movement originated in that country"
- "a love that sprang up from friendship"
- "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"
- "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
- 7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
- "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
- "They produce good ham in Parma"
- "We grow wheat here"
- "We raise hogs here"
- 8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
- "He grew a beard"
- "The patient developed abdominal pains"
- "I got funny spots all over my body"
- "Well-developed breasts"
- 9. grow emotionally or mature;
- "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
- "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
- 10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
- "The tree trunks had grown together"
