单词 | grow |
释义 | grow intransitive verb 1. a. < some plants will not grow in sandy soils > < the mosquitoes … grow in the swamps and marshy areas — Morris Fishbein > < unsightly hair grows on his face > < immense beds of oysters grow in the harbor — Joseph Mitchell > < rice grows in warm countries > b. < depicted with wings growing from his shoulders > < a plant growing out of a rock > < the vines grew together, concealing the naked stone > 2. a. (1) < the tree grew to an immense size > < the child stopped growing at an early age > (2) < crystals, as well as plants, grow — E.S.Dana > b. < the wealth and power of the republic grew > < the city grew by leaps and bounds > < the saw making the woodpile grow — Meridel Le Sueur > < grows in wisdom > specifically < at 90 he is still growing and helping others to grow — H.A.Larrabee > < the subject should enable … the college student to grow on several levels — Marion F. Stewart > 3. a. < a lot of important business connections have grown from friendships between our wives and wives of executives of other companies — W.H.Whyte > — usually used with out < a smile of polite incredulity which grew out of … ignorance — H.J.Laski > b. < the original settlement … had grown on the Canberra site — H.W.H.King > — often used with up < a wicked practice had grown up > < a troublesome situation has grown up > 4. a. < grew pale at the sight > < have grown to like her > < grew bald > < the amount of land per person is growing constantly less — W.P.Webb > < his cold grew into pneumonia > b. obsolete < grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice — Shakespeare > c. (1) < a bad habit grows on a man > (2) obsolete (3) < this seemingly artless music … grows and grows the more we listen — Roland Gelatt > < his poetry grows in one's mind — Delmore Schwartz > — usually used with on or upon < her looks were the kind that grow on a man — Fred Majdalany > 5. of a ship's cable transitive verb 1. a. < grow a crop > < grow wheat > < grow calves > < this cheese was grown … in Nottinghamshire — Joyce Warren > < Algeria grows good wines — A.J.Liebling > b. < decided to grow a beard > < this prehistoric animal grew a thick protective covering > 2. < all grown up to … bushes and grass — Dorothy C. Fisher > < grown up with cottonwood and birch — Corey Ford > < the house that was … grown about with weeds — Donn Byrne > 3. < grows a craving to tell the world what he thinks of it — Spectator > • - grow on trees |
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