詞彙精選：grow的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

種植 [T]

例句：

The farmers have grown crops for generations.

農民們幾輩子都種農作物。

例句：

In this flat country people grow wheat and corn and raise cattle and sheep.

在這土地平坦的鄉間，人們種植小麥、玉米，並飼養牛羊。

擴大；擴展；增加 [T]

例句：

Rate regulation also grow accordingly.

調節幅度也隨之擴大。

例句：

You must invest if you want your business to grow.

要想使生意擴大，必須投資。

生長，成長，發育，長大，長高 [I]

例句：

The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to make the plants grow.

土壤中的養分能促進植物生長。

例句：

Once the crop has rooted in this soil, it should grow well.

一旦莊稼在這肥沃的土壤裏生了根，就會生長很茂盛。

提升品質；培養技能 [I]

例句：

The ability to grow stem cells into tissues and organs is being developed by American researchers.

把幹細胞培養成組織和器官的技術正由美國研究人員加以開發。

例句：

His charisma grows over time.

他的個人魅力隨着歲月越來越大。

漸漸變得，逐漸成爲 [I]

例句：

We had many family quarrels about it, and they began in time to grow up to a dangerous height.

關於這件事，我們家庭裏發生了許多次的口角，這些口角逐漸發展到危險的程度。

（使）留長，蓄長 [I,T]

例句：

Let both grow together until the harvest.

讓這兩樣一齊長，等著收割。

例句：

He grew a beard after he broke up with his girl friend.

他和女朋友分手後蓄長了鬍子。

二、詞義辨析：

become,get,grow,turn,go,come

這些動詞均可表示“變成，成爲”之意。become最普通用詞，作爲連繫動詞，指從一個狀態向另一個狀態的變化。get常指某人或某物有意無意地獲得引起變化的因素，結果使變成另一狀態。grow常指逐漸地變成新狀態，強調漸變的過程。turn側重指變得與原來截然不同，有時含貶義。go作爲連繫動詞，通常與形容詞連用，指進入某種狀態，從而發生變化，多指不好的狀態。come側重變化的經過或過程，多用於不良情況。

三、相關短語：

grow up

1.成長2.逐漸形成

四、參考例句：

Tadpoles grow into frogs.

蝌蚪長成青蛙。

It could grow differently.

它能成長得別具一格。

Ill  weeds grow apace.

野草長得快。

Flowers grow everyday.

花兒每天都在生長。

Ill weeds grow apace.

野草長得快。

Farmers grow grain.

農民種植穀物。

Babies grow very quickly.

嬰兒長得很快。

Coconuts grow on trees.

椰子長在樹上。

We grow in wisdom as we grow older.

我們隨着年齡增長而更加明智。

Embryos grow by cell division.