【grow音标】 英[grəʊ] 美[groʊ]
【单词释义】 grow是什么意思：
vt.种植；扩大；扩展；增加，发育
vi.生长；渐渐变得；逐渐开始
vt.&vi.（使）留长，蓄长
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] grows
[单词现在分词] growing
[单词过去式] grew
[单词过去分词] grown
【grow形近词/近似词】
highbrow adj. 高雅的；文化修养高的 n. 有文化修养的人；知识分子
eyebrow n.眉，眉毛
throw v.投；掷；丢；抛 n.投掷；投
row n.行，排；划船 vt.划船；使…成排
crow n.乌鸦；雄鸡的啼声 vi.公鸡啼鸣；欢呼；欢叫；自鸣得意
lowbrow adj. 无文化修养的，浅薄的 n. 缺乏文化修养的人
outgrow vt.过度成长；过大而不适于；年长而不再需要；生物长出
brow n.眉，眉毛；前额；山脊
【常用短语】
grow into 成长为；长大到能穿着
grow on 使越来越感兴趣；加深对…的影响
grow up 长大，长大成人
【近义词解析】
◇ 种植
grow (v. 种植)：指种植植物或庄稼，强调播种或栽种完毕后的培育过程。They grow food on their own plots of land.
plant (v. 种植)：指栽种植物或播种。Spring is the best season to plant trees.
sow (v. 播种)：指撒播种子。When do they usually sow the seeds?
◇ 成熟的
adult (adj. 成熟的，成年的)：指人或动物生理上发育成熟的，只作定语；也指待人接物具有成年人特点的。
grown-up (adj. 成年的，长大的；像成年人的)：指已长成大人的，或外表举止像成年人的。
mature (adj. 成熟的，长成的)：指人或动植物发育成熟的；通常也指小孩或年轻人在性格、情感方面趋于成熟、明白事理的。
ripe (adj. 成熟的)：多指水果、蔬菜等成熟的，也可引申指时机成熟的。
【单词例句】
◇ Year went by.Snow-white grew up and became a little girl.
过了数年，白雪公主长成大人，变成了一个年轻姑娘时。
---- Snow White
◇ These bacteria and other microorganisms grow inside everyone's mouth, and form a claggy biofilm commonly known as dental plaque. It is made up of around 700 different species of bacteria, the second-greatest diversity in the human body after the gut, as well as a host of fungi and viruses.
这些细菌和其他微生物在每个人的口腔内生长，并形成称为牙菌斑的粘稠生物膜。它由大约700种不同的细菌组成，细菌多样性在人类体内仅次于肠道，还有大量的真菌和病毒。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ "That seems very poor consolation,"said one of the plants in the room, that grew in a pot.
“这是一种可怜的安慰，”房子里的栽在盆里的花儿说。
---- The Butterfly
◇ The little daughter that their mother, the queen, had given birth to was now grown up. She had a good heart, a beautiful face, and a golden star on her forehead.
王后生下的小姑娘现在也长大了。她心地善良，美丽可爱，额头上还有一颗金色的星星。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ 3. "I see your company is growing and creating much opportunity for advancement."
第三种回答：“我看到贵公司发展很好，也有很多晋升机会。”
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ Round about the castle a thorn hedge began to grow, and every year it became higher, until it finally surrounded and covered the entire castle. Finally nothing at all could be seen of it, not even the flag on the roof.
不久，王宫的四周长出了一道蒺藜组成的大篱笆，年复一年，它们越长越高，越长越茂密，最后竟将整座宫殿遮得严严实实，甚至连屋顶和烟囱也看不见了。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ Then she was terrified, and wanted to fling off the red shoes, but they clung fast; and she pulled down her stockings, but the shoes seemed to have grown to her feet.
这时她就害怕起来，想把这双红鞋扔掉。但是它们扣得很紧。于是她扯着她的袜子，但是鞋已经生到她脚上去了。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Schools may begin as colleges, grow into universities, but retain the original name.
有些高校一开始是college，后来发展成university，但仍保留原来的名字。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ You probably know better than to eat a strawberry straight from of the carton without washing it. Fruits and veggies are often coated in harmful pesticides to ward off pests when they're growing. These chemicals are not exactly safe for human consumption either.
你可能很清楚，买来的草莓不能不洗就从盒子里拿着吃。水果和蔬菜在生长过程中常常被喷上有害的农药以抵御害虫。实际上，人类摄入这些化学物质也并不安全。
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ An answer that shows a desire to improve behavior and continuously learn and grow is important.
求职者流露出提升自己和不断学习成长的意愿是很重要的。