/grəʊ ||; gro/verb (
past tense grew /gru:
||; gru/
past participle grown /grəʊn
||; gron/)
1 [I] grow (in sth) to increase in size or number; to develop into an adult form 增大；增多；成长: a growing child 正在发育的孩子She's growing in confidence all the time. 她的信心不断增长。You must invest if you want your business to grow. 企业若要成长，你非投资不可。Plants grow from seeds. 种子长出植物。Kittens soon grow into cats. 小猫很快便长成大猫。
2 [I,T] (used about plants) to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow by giving them water, etc （指植物）在某地生长；使（植物）生长；种植: Palm trees don't grow in cold climates. 棕榈树不生长在气候寒冷的地方。We grow vegetables in our garden. 我们在花园里种菜。
3 [T] to allow your hair or nails to grow 留（头发或指甲）: Claire's growing her hair long. 克莱尔在留长发。to grow a beard/moustache 蓄须╱髭
4 linking verb to gradually change from one state to another; to become 逐渐从一种状态变成另一种状态；成为: It began to grow dark. 天色渐黑。to grow older/wiser/taller/bigger 变老；变得聪明；长高；变大The teacher was growing more and more impatient. 老师越来越不耐烦。 Get is less formal. get多用于非正式场合。
grow into sth 1 to gradually develop into a particular type of person （渐渐）成为（某种人）: She has grown into a very attractive young woman. 她已经长大，变成一个很标致的少女。
2 to become big enough to fit into clothes, etc 长大得可以穿某衣服等: The coat is too big for him, but he will soon grow into it. 这件外套他现在穿太大，但过不多久等他长大些就合穿。
grow on sb to become more pleasing 越来越讨人喜欢:
I didn't like ginger at first, but it's a taste that grows on you. 我起初不喜欢姜，但它的滋味会令人越来越喜欢。 grow out of sth to become too big or too old for sth 因长大而穿不下（衣服）；某事物不再适合自己年龄:
She's grown out of that dress I made her last year. 她已经长得穿不下我去年给她做的那条连衣裙。 grow (sth) out (used about hairstyles, etc) to disappear gradually as your hair grows; to allow your hair to grow in order to change the style （指发式等）因头发长长而逐渐失去，留长头发换发型
grow up 1 to develop into an adult; to mature 长大成人；成熟: What do you want to be when you grow up?(= what job do you want to do later?) 你长大后想做什么？She grew up(= spent her childhood)in Spain. 她是在西班牙长大的。
2 (used about a feeling, etc) to develop or become strong （指感情等）形成，变得强烈: A close friendship has grown up between them. 他们建立起亲密的友谊。