grow

become, get, grow, turn, go, come

sow, plant, grow

• it’s time to sow wheat now.
  现在该种小麦了。
• don’t sow the seeds of hatred.
  请不要撒下仇恨的种子。

• he plants rice fastest in the village.
  他在那个村子里插秧的速度最快。
• the garden was planted with chinese roses.
  园子里栽上了月季。

• they can only grow potatoes in the fields.
  他们只能在地里种土豆。
• it grows up straight and thin.
  它长得又直又细。
• it began to grow dark.
  天渐渐黑了。

动词 grow:

1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
   同义词：turn
2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
3. increase in size by natural process
4. cause to grow or develop
5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
   同义词：mature, maturate
6. come into existence; take on form or shape
   同义词：originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up
7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
   同义词：raise, farm, produce
8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   同义词：develop, produce, get, acquire
9. grow emotionally or mature
   同义词：develop
10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth

1. She is a good actress, but still needs time to grow into the part she is playing.
   她是个好演员，但仍需要时间去熟悉她要扮演的角色。
2. Don't spend so much money doesn't grow on trees, you know.
   别花这麽多－－钱不是容易挣的。
3. The coat is too big for him now, but he will grow into it.
   这上衣他现在穿还太大，等他长大些再穿就合适了。
4. She is growing into a beautiful young woman.
   她渐渐出落成美丽的姑娘。
5. She has a hot temper, but you will soon grow to like her.
   她脾气躁，但不久你就会喜欢她了。
6. In time you'll grow to like him.
   到时候你会喜欢他的。
7. This district grew cotton on a large scale.
   这个地区过去大量种棉花。

grow

v.（动词）
grew[grô] grown[grôn] grow.ing,grows
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To increase in size by a natural process.
生长，成长：自然进程中体积的增加

To expand; gain:
扩大；增长：
例句：
The business grew under new management.
在新的管理体制下业务不断扩大

To increase in amount or degree; intensify:
增强：数量或程度上的增加；加剧：
例句：
The suspense grew.
疑虑加深了

To develop and reach maturity.
成熟：发展并达到成熟
To be capable of growth; thrive:
能够生长；茁壮生长：
例句：
Some plants grow in deep shade.
有些植物能够在阴暗中生长

To become attached by or as if by the process of growth:
长在一起：由于或似乎由于生长过程而连结在一起：
例句：
tree trunks that had grown together.
长到一起的树干

To come into existence from a source; spring up:
出现，产生：从某一来源而出现；产生：
例句：
love that grew from friendship.
由友谊产生的爱情

To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
成为，逐步发展：由渐进的过程或程度加深而成为；变成：
例句：
grow angry; grow closer.
越来越生气；逐渐接近

v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to grow; raise:
使生长；培养：
例句：
grow tulips.
培育郁金香

To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:
使自然生长：使（东西）依自然进程而发展或增加：
例句：
grow a beard.
留胡子

<常用词组>grow into
To develop so as to become:
长成：发展而成为：
例句：
A boy grows into a man.
男孩长成了男人

To develop or change so as to fit:
逐渐适应：发展或变化以适应：
例句：
She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly.
她逐渐适应了工作。他慢慢地适应了这种关系

grow on 或
grow upon
To become gradually more evident to:
逐渐变得，显得：
例句：
A feeling of distrust grew on me.
我逐渐产生一种不信任感

To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable to:
渐渐喜爱：逐渐变得令人愉快或使人接受：
例句：
a taste that grows on a person.
使人逐渐喜爱的口味

grow up
To become an adult.
长大：变成成人
<习惯用语>grow out of
To develop or come into existence from:
产生自…：由…而发展或形成：
例句：
an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes; trust that grew out of long acquaintance.
由潦草的记录而形成的文章；由长期相识而产生的信任

来源：
Middle English growen
中古英语 growen
from Old English grôwan * see ghrô-
源自 古英语 grôwan *参见 ghrô-

【引伸】
grow.er
n.（名词）
grow.ingly
adv.（副词）