grow/grəʊ $ groʊ/

v.

➊ develop and become bigger or longer over a period of time

➋ (make plants) develop and become bigger

➌ become old, strong, calm, etc. gradually

➭ pt. grew/gruː/

➭ pp. grown/grəʊn $ groʊn/

v.

➊ [I] 生长；发育：Children grow quickly. 小孩子长得快。

◇The baby has grown 5 centimetres. 这个婴儿已经长了5厘米了。

➋ [T; I] 种植；（使）生长； We grow rice here. 我们在此地种植水稻。

◇The plant grows best in the south. 这种植物在南方长势最好。

➌ [L] 变成：grow old/bored/strong 长大/生厌/变强壮

grow up 长大成人；成长：She wants to be a teacher when she grows up. 她长大后想当一名教师。

◇He grew up in the city. 他是在城里长大的。

音组-ow/-əʊ $ -oʊ/

blow; flow; grow; know; low; row; show; slow; snow; sow; throw

常犯错误

✗ He grew in America.

✓ He grew up in America. 他是在美国长大的。

用法从动词短语grow up可引申出复合名词grown-up（大人，成人），该词因没有名词作为中心词，所以其复数形式为grown-ups，参见passer-by的复数形式passers-by。

辨析become; get; grow; turn