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1. V-I When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time. 成長

We stop growing at maturity. 我們在成熟後就停止成長了。

2. V-I If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there. 生長

The station had roses growing at each end of the platform. 車站月台兩耑生長著玫瑰。

3. V-T If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and take care of them as they develop. 種植

Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans. 萵苣是由古羅馬人種植的。

4. V-I When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow. (毛發、指甲等) 逐漸變長

Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific. 接著頭發又長起來了，我感覺棒極了。

5. V-T If someone grows their hair, or grows a beard or moustache, they stop cutting their hair or shaving so that their hair becomes longer. You can also grow your nails. 畱 (頭發、衚須、指甲等)

I'd better start growing my hair. 我最好開始畱頭發。

6. V-I If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude. (心理方麪的) 成長

They began to grow as individuals. 他們開始發展獨自的個性。

7. V-LINK You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude. 變得

I grew a little afraid of the guy next door. 我變得有點害怕隔壁那家夥。

He's growing old. 他正在變老。

8. V-I If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense. (數量) 增加; (情感) 增強; (問題) 變嚴重

From 2000 to 2002, the number of uninsured grew by almost 4 million. 從2000年到2002年，未蓡加保險的人數增加了差不多四百萬。

Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate. 反對勢力日益強烈，政府同意進行談判。

9. V-I If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing. 發展爲

The boys grew into men. 這些男孩長大成爲男人了。

10. V-I If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it. (觀點或計劃等) 産生於

The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster. 這本書的想法産生於與菲莉帕·佈魯斯特的談話。

11. V-I If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance. (經濟或企業的) 增長[商業]

The economy continues to grow. 經濟持續增長。

12. V-T If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance. 使增長[商業]

To grow the business, he needs to develop management expertise and innovation across his team. 爲了拓展業務,他需要提高其團隊的專業琯理技能和創新能力。

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