[] to increase in size, number, strength or quality 扩大;增加;增强◆Profits grew by 5% last year. 利润去年增长了 5%。◆The company's turnover grew from $1.56 billion to $1.58 billion. 这家公司的营业额从 15.6 亿元增加到 15.8 亿元。◆The economy failed to grow in the final quarter. 经济在最後一个季度没有增长。◆The company is growing bigger all the time. 这家公司一直在成长壮大。◆the challenges of running a growing business 经营一家不断发展的企业的挑战◆the fastest-growing sector of the aviation industry 航空业中成长最快的部门
[] to increase the size, quality or number of sth 扩大;扩展;增加◆We are trying to grow the business. 我们正努力扩展业务。◆The savings were used to grow market share. 储蓄被用於增加市场份额。
HELPGrow and grow up are sometimes confused. Grow up only means ‘to become an adult’. It does not mean ‘to increase’. grow 和 grow up 有时会弄混。grow up 只有“成长”的意思,没有“增加”的意思。●it/money doesn't grow on ˈtrees () used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it 钱不会长在树上;那东西(或钱)来之不易 ●ˌgrow ˈinto sthto become more confident in a new job, etc. and learn to do it better 对(新工作等)更有信心;学着做得更好◆He needed time to grow into the job. 他需要时间去熟悉这项工作。●ˌgrow ˈout of sthto develop from sth 产生於,源於(某事物)◆The introduction of job-sharing grew out of a desire for more flexible working hours. 引用工作分担源於对更灵活的工作时间的愿望。