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Picture a living thing — a child, an animal, a plant — quietly getting bigger and taller over time, all by itself, just because it is alive. That slow, natural is the heart of grow. From there the word spreads two ways: outward to anything that increases (amounts, businesses, hair), and inward to a person who develops and matures, or to slow change of any kind.
可以想成一個活的東西——小孩、動物、一株植物——隨著時間靜靜地、自己一點一點變大變高,只因為它活著。這種緩慢而自然的…更多收起
可以想成一個活的東西——小孩、動物、一株植物——隨著時間靜靜地、自己一點一點變大變高,只因為它活著。這種緩慢而自然的「長大」就是 grow 的心臟。從這裡,這個字往兩邊散開:往外,指任何東西的增多(數量、生意、頭髮);往內,指一個人慢慢成熟、變得更好,或泛指任何緩慢的轉變。原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Growname
- 1
A surname.
growverb/ˈɡɹəʊ/
- 1
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- Children grow quickly.
- [...] but the dangers to trespassers, especially children, are growing, and a vigorous educational programme is urged.
- 2
To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).
- Apples now grow all over the world.
- 3
To appear or sprout.
- Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.
- A long tail began to grow from his backside.
- 4
To develop, to mature.
- As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.
- 5
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- Have you ever grown your hair before?
- 6
To assume a condition or quality over time.
- Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, come, fall, wax
- The boy grew wise as he matured.
- 7
obsoleteTo become attached or fixed; to adhere.
- Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
grownoun/ˈɡɹəʊ/
- 1
An illicit cannabis farm.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。