growth

n

• ① 生长;成长;发育;发展
  • My cat has reached its full growth.我的猫已完全成长。
  • economic growth经济的成长

• ②[或作a growth](大小、长度、数量的)增加
  • There has been a sudden growth in the number of unemployed this year.今年失业人数突然增加。
  • Asia has seen a rapid population growth.亚洲有了人口的迅速增加。

• ③ 栽培,培养<of>
  • the growth of fruit水果的栽培
  • oranges of foreign [home] growth外国产[国产]的橙
  • vegetables of one's own growth自己栽培的蔬菜

• ④ 1生长物(草木、毛发等)2肿瘤
  • There was a thick growth of weeds in the garden.那座花园里杂草丛生。
  • He shaved off a week's growth of beard.他刮掉了长了一星期的胡须。
  • a malignant growth恶性肿瘤
  • cancerous growths癌肿