growth

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ɡrəʊθ/

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[uncountable] the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally
- Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth.
- Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth.
- nutrients for plant growth
- a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development
- It may be the most effective way to inhibit the growth of cancer cells
- growth hormones (= that make somebody/something grow faster)
Extra Examples
- Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
- Lack of food had stunted his growth.
- the excessive growth of algae in rivers
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- healthy
- normal
- abnormal
- …
verb + growth
- encourage
- stimulate
- inhibit
- …
growth + noun
- hormone
- defect
- spurt
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] an increase in the size, amount or degree of something
- The report links population growth with rural poverty.
- revenue/earnings/sales/productivity growth
- growth in something the rapid growth in violent crime
- the growth in the number of older people in the UK
- His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War.
Extra Examples
- Recent years have seen a huge growth of interest in alternative medicine
- the exponential growth in world population
- the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s
- new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads
- There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars.
- The factory has achieved a steady growth in output.
Topics Change, cause and effectb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- exponential
- significant
- …
verb + growth
- achieve
- experience
- maintain
- …
growth + noun
- rate
- potential
- prospects
- …
preposition
- growth in
phrases
- a rate of growth
See full entry
[uncountable] an increase in economic activity
- policies aimed at sustaining economic growth
- a period of slow growth
- a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America
- strong/continued/future growth
- The country is experiencing a period of high growth.
- to stimulate/promote/drive growth
- to experience/achieve growth
- an annual growth rate of 10 per cent
- growth forecasts/prospects/opportunities/patterns
- markets with enormous growth potential
- contrasting UK and Swedish growth strategies
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra Examples
- The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia.
- a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity
- real GDP growth
- Communications technology has proved to be a growth area.
Topics Moneyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- exponential
- significant
- …
verb + growth
- achieve
- experience
- maintain
- …
growth + noun
- rate
- potential
- prospects
- …
preposition
- growth in
phrases
- a rate of growth
See full entry
[countable] a mass of cells caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant
- a malignant growth
- He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cancerous
- malignant
- benign
- …
verb + growth
- have
preposition
- growth on
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] something that has grown
- The forest's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds.
- several days’ growth of beard
- Prune the shrub heavily now and fresh green growths should appear in March and April.

单词	growth
释义	growth noun OPAL WOPAL S /ɡrəʊθ/ /ɡrəʊθ/ jump to other results [uncountable] the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. nutrients for plant growth a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development It may be the most effective way to inhibit the growth of cancer cells growth hormones (= that make somebody/something grow faster) Extra Examples Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth. Lack of food had stunted his growth. the excessive growth of algae in rivers Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective healthy normal abnormal … verb + growth encourage stimulate inhibit … growth + noun hormone defect spurt … See full entry [uncountable] an increase in the size, amount or degree of something The report links population growth with rural poverty. revenue/earnings/sales/productivity growth growth in something the rapid growth in violent crime the growth in the number of older people in the UK His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War. Extra Examples Recent years have seen a huge growth of interest in alternative medicine the exponential growth in world population the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars. The factory has achieved a steady growth in output. Topics Change, cause and effectb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable exponential significant … verb + growth achieve experience maintain … growth + noun rate potential prospects … preposition growth in phrases a rate of growth See full entry [uncountable] an increase in economic activity policies aimed at sustaining economic growth a period of slow growth a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America strong/continued/future growth The country is experiencing a period of high growth. to stimulate/promote/drive growth to experience/achieve growth an annual growth rate of 10 per cent growth forecasts/prospects/opportunities/patterns markets with enormous growth potential contrasting UK and Swedish growth strategies Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy handle/run/manage the economy boost investment/spending/employment/growth stimulate demand/the economy/industry cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition encourage/work with/compete with the private sector increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming enjoy an economic/housing/property boom Economic problems push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession experience/suffer a recession/downturn fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment create/burst a housing/stock market bubble cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust Public finance cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget increase/boost/slash/cut public spending increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy balance the (state/federal) budget achieve/maintain a balanced budget run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus impose taxes/austerity measures Extra Examples The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia. a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity real GDP growth Communications technology has proved to be a growth area. Topics Moneyb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable exponential significant … verb + growth achieve experience maintain … growth + noun rate potential prospects … preposition growth in phrases a rate of growth See full entry [countable] a mass of cells caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant a malignant growth He had a cancerous growth on his lung. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cancerous malignant benign … verb + growth have preposition growth on See full entry [uncountable, countable] something that has grown The forest's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds. several days’ growth of beard Prune the shrub heavily now and fresh green growths should appear in March and April.
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