(1)增长，长大(长/高)(increase gradually in size or amount;expand)[L+adj，I]：My collections grew.我的收藏品增多了。The crowd grew bigger and bigger. 聚集的人越来越多。(population/reputation)～fast(人口/声誉)飞速增长;His business/difficulties grew.他的业务/困难增长了。ranks/anxiety/influence over the children～军衔/焦虑/对孩子们的影响提高了;～ing doubts 日益增强的疑虑;fast～ing weeds 迅速增长的杂草;～six inches taller 长高六英寸;〖反〗 shrink，decrease;

(2)发育，成长(develop into or become sth，esp into an adult form)[I，I+prep(from)(into)]：Orange trees/Rice grew well in the climate.橘子树/水稻在这种气候下生长得好。(lamb)～into sheep(羊羔)长成成羊;(tadpoles)～into frogs(蝌蚪)长成青蛙;(plants)～from seeds(植物)由种子长成;～in wisdom(fig)智力增长;(cotton/orchids)～wild in the fields(棉/兰花)在地里疯长;

(2)渐渐变得(gradually become)[L+adj]：It grew hot(ter)/cold(er)/dark(er).(天)变得热/冷/黑了。(sea)～calmer(海洋)逐渐变得平静;(room)～stuffier(房间)变得闷热;(sb's cold)～worse(感冒)更严重了;～discouraged/a little frightened/irritated (at sb's mistakes)逐渐丧失勇气/有点害怕/(对某人的错误)感到生气;〖同〗 become;

(3)使(植物)生长(cause (sth，esp a seed，young plant，etc)to develop naturally or by artificial means in soil，etc)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)]：～flowers/wheat/herbs/vegetables 种花/小麦/草药/蔬菜;～a beard 蓄胡子;(plants)～roots(植物)生根;(snakes)～a new skin(蛇)长出新皮;(cattle)～horns(牛)长出角;～onions from seeds使种子长出洋葱;～roses from cuttings插枝培育出玫瑰;

(4)逐渐达到某种程度(gradually reach a stage where one does，feels，thinks of sth)[I+to-inf]：～to like/hate sb 渐渐喜欢/恨某人;～to dislike working for the cinema 渐渐讨厌在电影院工作;～increasingly to believe that sb was a witch 越来越相信某人是个女巫;

(not) grow on trees(不)丰富(富裕)，(不)容易得到：Money doesn't～on trees. 金钱来之不易。

grow away from (v adv prep)日益疏远(冷漠)(vt)：～away from one's friend/the family 日益疏远朋友/家人;

grow into (v prep) 1)长(变)成(vt，无pass)：(caterpillars)～into butterflies (毛虫)变成蝴蝶/城市; 2)长大而可以穿(vt 无pass)：These shoes are a little too big for him，but he'll～into them. 这双鞋对他来说有点大，但他长大了能穿。 3)变得习惯于(vt，无pass)：need time to～into the job 需要时间去熟悉这件工作;

grow on (v prep) 1)渐渐牢固形成(vt，无pass)：The habit of taking drugs grew (up)on him.他养成吸毒的习惯。2)越来越使人感兴趣(vt，无pass)：The style of music grew on her.这支乐曲风格使她越来越感兴趣。

grow out of (v adv prep) 1)长大而穿不下(vt)：～out of one's old clothes 长大了穿不下自己的旧衣服; 2)长大而不再做(vt)：～out of sucking one's thumb/wetting the bed 长大了不再嘬拇指/尿床; 3)产生自，起因于(vt，无pass)：The new movement grew out of the failure of the government to honour its promises. 这次新运动起因于政府食言。

grow up (v adv) 1)成熟(年)(vi)：It's time you grew up. 你该成熟些了。G～up! 别幼稚了! 2)发展(vi)：An intimacy/A friendship/A dispute grew up between some people. 在一些人之间形成了亲密关系/友谊/争议。

→′grower n 种植者;生长的植物;′growing adj 发生的，发育(增长)中的