growing

美 [ˈɡroʊɪŋ]英 [ˈɡrəʊɪŋ]
  • adj.增长的;增加的;增强的
  • v.(使)生长;成长;增加;长大;扩大;增强;发育;长高
  • grow的现在分词
growinggrowing

adj.

only before noun增加的;增长的;增强的
increasing in size, amount or degree

A growing number of people are returning to full-time education.

越来越多的人重返学校接受全日制教育。

one of the country's fastest growing industries

这个国家增长最快的行业之一

There is growing concern over the safety of the missing teenager.

人们对这个失踪少年的安全越来越担心。

growing

频次

  • 1
    VERB 生长;长大;发育
    When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time.

    We stop growing at maturity.

    我们成年之后不再长个儿。

  • 2
    VERB 成活;生长
    If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there.

    The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.

    车站月台的两头种着玫瑰花。

  • 3
    VERB 栽种;种植
    If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and look after them as they develop.

    I always grow a few red onions...

    我总是喜欢种一些红洋葱。

  • 4
    VERB (毛发、指甲等)变长
    When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow.

    Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.

    然后,头发又长起来了,我感觉棒极了。

  • 5
    VERB 留长(头发或指甲);蓄(胡须)
    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.

    I'd better start growing my hair.

    我最好开始留头发。

  • 6
    VERB 成长;长大;成熟
    If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude.

    They began to grow as persons.

    他们开始长大成人了。

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

    I grew a little afraid of the guy next door...

    我开始有些害怕隔壁的那个家伙。

  • 8
    VERB 增加;增强;增大
    If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense.

    The number of unemployed people in Poland has grown by more than a quarter in the last month...

    上个月,波兰的失业人数增长超过了1/4。

  • 9
    VERB 成长为;发展为
    If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing.

    The boys grew into men...

    这些男孩子长成了男子汉。

  • 10
    VERB (观点、计划等)产生于,源于
    If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it.

    The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.

    创作这本书的想法来源于跟菲莉帕·布鲁斯特的谈话。

  • 11
    VERB (经济或公司)增长,扩大,发展
    If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance.

    The economy continues to grow.

    经济持续发展。

  • 12
    VERB 扩大,壮大,发展(公司等)
    If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance.

    To grow the business, he needs to develop management expertise and innovation across his team.

    为了拓展业务,他需要提高整个团队的管理技能和创新能力。

  • 13
    V-ERG (晶体)产生;使(晶体)形成
    If a crystal grows, or if a scientist grows it, it forms from a solution.

    ...crystals that grow in cavities in the rock...

    岩石洞穴中形成的水晶

  • 14
    See also:grown

  • 15
    不要混淆grow up与bring up。grow up是不及物动词,描述长大成人的过程:I grew up in rural southern England(我在英格兰南部乡村长大)。bring up是及物动词,描述的是养育孩子并使之适应社会的过程:We both felt the town was the perfect place to bring up a family(我们俩都觉得这个小镇是养儿育女的理想之地)。注意:父母养育子女不能说 grow up,只能说bring them up。
    B

noun

1
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
2
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically;a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Synonym: growth maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis

adj

1
relating to or suitable for growth
the growing season for corn
good growing weather

数据来源:WordNet

  1. There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement .

    提早退休者有增加的趋势。

  2. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff .

    雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。

  3. There is a growing realization that changes must be made .

    越来越多的人认识到改革势在必行。

  4. I 'm sure you 'll grow to like her in time .

    我肯定你慢慢就会喜欢她了。

  5. There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English .

    对合格的商务英语教师的需求日益增长。

  6. A growing number of people are returning to full-time education .

    越来越多的人重返学校接受全日制教育。

  7. These plants need heat and humidity to grow well .

    这些植物在高温潮湿的环境中才能生长得旺盛。

  8. She doesn 't want her children growing up in the public eye .

    她不想让子女在众人瞩目中成长。

  9. Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates .

    失业是犯罪率日益上升最重要的一个因素。

  10. Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school .

    对遭学校开除的儿童人数之众,人们越来越表关注。

  11. A growing number of people are going vegetarian .

    越来越多的人开始吃素了。

  12. Children grow up so fast these days .

    如今孩子们长得真快。

  13. There is growing unrest in the south of the country .

    这个国家的南方日益动荡不安。

  14. Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility .

    近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。

  15. The book is full of references to growing up in India .

    这本书谈到许多在印度怎样长大成人的事。

  16. Growing your own vegetables sounds like a lot of sweat .

    自己种菜吃,这恐怕很累吧。

  17. We are trying to grow the business .

    我们正在努力扩展业务。

  18. There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue .

    对这个问题的看法日趋一致。

  19. Growing levels of pollution represent a serious health hazard to the local population .

    日益严重的污染对当地人民的健康构成了重大威胁。

  20. The plants grow best in cool , damp conditions .

    这种植物最适合在阴凉、潮湿的环境下生长。

  21. The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers .

    沿河两岸生长着野生植物。

  22. The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium .

    细菌在糖基中生长。

  23. We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market .

    我们必须不时地适应并创新,以确保在不断扩大的市场中取得成功。

  24. There is growing concern over the safety of the missing teenager .

    人们对这个失踪少年的安全越来越担心。

  25. These days kids grow up so quickly .

    如今孩子们成长得真快。

  26. There is growing concern about violence on television .

    人们对电视上充斥暴力内容的忧虑日益加重。

  27. I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night .

    那天夜里他没有回家,我越来越感到恐慌。

  28. It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth .

    氟化物可以强化生长中的牙齿,这是已证明的事实。

  29. I 've decided to grow my hair .

    我已决定留长发。

  30. You cannot grow crops on exhausted land .

    地力耗尽的土地上种不了庄稼。