1. | [u] 发育；成长；生长the process of growing physically, mentally or emotionally |
Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. 缺水会妨碍植物生长。 | |
Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. 去掉枯叶以促进新叶生长。 | |
a concern with personal(= mental and emotional) growth and development 对个人成长和发展的重视 | |
growth hormones(= designed to make sb/sth grow faster) 生长激素 |
2. | [u] ~ (in/of sth) 增加；增长；增强an increase in the size, amount or degree of sth |
population growth 人口增长 | |
the rapid growth in violent crime 暴力犯罪的迅速增加 |
3. | [u] 经济增长；经济发展an increase in economic activity |
a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America 英美经济增长无几、令人沮丧的一年 | |
policies aimed at sustaining economic growth 旨在保持经济增长的政策 | |
an annual growth rate of 10% 10% 的年增长率 | |
a growth area/industry 经济增长的领域╱行业 |
4. | [c] 赘生物a lump caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant |
a malignant/cancerous growth 恶性╱癌性肿瘤 |
5. | [u][c] 生长物；长成物；产物something that has grown |
The forest's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds. 森林里茂密的植物为各种各样的鸟儿提供了筑巢的地方。 | |
several days' growth of beard 长了几天的胡须 |
