become, get, grow, turn, go, come

sow, plant, grow

• it’s time to sow wheat now.
  現(xiàn)在該種小麥了。
• don’t sow the seeds of hatred.
  請不要撒下仇恨的種子。

• he plants rice fastest in the village.
  他在那個村子里插秧的速度最快。
• the garden was planted with chinese roses.
  園子里栽上了月季。

• they can only grow potatoes in the fields.
  他們只能在地里種土豆。
• it grows up straight and thin.
  它長得又直又細。
• it began to grow dark.
  天漸漸黑了。

動詞 grow:

1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
   同義詞：turn
2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
3. increase in size by natural process
4. cause to grow or develop
5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
   同義詞：mature, maturate
6. come into existence; take on form or shape
   同義詞：originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up
7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
   同義詞：raise, farm, produce
8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   同義詞：develop, produce, get, acquire
9. grow emotionally or mature
   同義詞：develop
10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth

1. She is a good actress, but still needs time to grow into the part she is playing.
   她是個好演員，但仍需要時間去熟悉她要扮演的角色。
2. Don't spend so much money doesn't grow on trees, you know.
   別花這麼多－－錢不是容易掙的。
3. The coat is too big for him now, but he will grow into it.
   這上衣他現(xiàn)在穿還太大，等他長大些再穿就合適了。
4. She is growing into a beautiful young woman.
   她漸漸出落成美麗的姑娘。
5. She has a hot temper, but you will soon grow to like her.
   她脾氣躁，但不久你就會喜歡她了。
6. In time you'll grow to like him.
   到時候你會喜歡他的。
7. This district grew cotton on a large scale.
   這個地區(qū)過去大量種棉花。

grow

v.（動詞）
grew[grô] grown[grôn] grow.ing,grows
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To increase in size by a natural process.
生長，成長：自然進程中體積的增加

To expand; gain:
擴大；增長：
例句：
The business grew under new management.
在新的管理體制下業(yè)務不斷擴大

To increase in amount or degree; intensify:
增強：數(shù)量或程度上的增加；加?。?/br>例句：
The suspense grew.
疑慮加深了

To develop and reach maturity.
成熟：發(fā)展并達到成熟
To be capable of growth; thrive:
能夠生長；茁壯生長：
例句：
Some plants grow in deep shade.
有些植物能夠在陰暗中生長

To become attached by or as if by the process of growth:
長在一起：由于或似乎由于生長過程而連結在一起：
例句：
tree trunks that had grown together.
長到一起的樹干

To come into existence from a source; spring up:
出現(xiàn)，產生：從某一來源而出現(xiàn)；產生：
例句：
love that grew from friendship.
由友誼產生的愛情

To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
成為，逐步發(fā)展：由漸進的過程或程度加深而成為；變成：
例句：
grow angry; grow closer.
越來越生氣；逐漸接近

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause to grow; raise:
使生長；培養(yǎng)：
例句：
grow tulips.
培育郁金香

To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:
使自然生長：使（東西）依自然進程而發(fā)展或增加：
例句：
grow a beard.
留胡子

<常用詞組>grow into
To develop so as to become:
長成：發(fā)展而成為：
例句：
A boy grows into a man.
男孩長成了男人

To develop or change so as to fit:
逐漸適應：發(fā)展或變化以適應：
例句：
She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly.
她逐漸適應了工作。他慢慢地適應了這種關系

grow on 或
grow upon
To become gradually more evident to:
逐漸變得，顯得：
例句：
A feeling of distrust grew on me.
我逐漸產生一種不信任感

To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable to:
漸漸喜愛：逐漸變得令人愉快或使人接受：
例句：
a taste that grows on a person.
使人逐漸喜愛的口味

grow up
To become an adult.
長大：變成成人
<習慣用語>grow out of
To develop or come into existence from:
產生自…：由…而發(fā)展或形成：
例句：
an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes; trust that grew out of long acquaintance.
由潦草的記錄而形成的文章；由長期相識而產生的信任

來源：
Middle English growen
中古英語 growen
from Old English grôwan * see ghrô-
源自 古英語 grôwan *參見 ghrô-

【引伸】
grow.er
n.（名詞）
grow.ingly
adv.（副詞）