1 [U] the process of growing and developing 成长；发展: A good diet is very important for children's growth. 良好的饮食习惯对儿童的成长非常重要。a growth industry (= one that is growing) 发展中的工业

2 [U] [sing] an increase (in sth) 增长；增加: population growth 人口增长

3 [C] a lump caused by a disease that grows in a person's or an animal's body （身体内的）肿瘤: a cancerous growth 癌肿瘤

4 [U] something that has grown 生长物；长成物: several days' growth of beard 几天没刮的胡子