growing

adjective

/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/

[only before noun]

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increasing in size, amount or degree增加的；增长的；增强的
- A growing number of people are returning to full-time education.越来越多的人重返学校接受全日制教育。
- one of the country’s fastest growing industries这个国家增长最快的行业之一
- There is growing concern over the safety of the missing teenager.人们对这个失踪少年的安全越来越担心。
- There is growing opposition to the latest proposals.越来越多的人反对最近提出的建议。
- Shortage of water is a growing problem.缺水是一个日益严重的问题。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Growing is used with these nouns:
acceptance
agitation
alarm
…
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becoming bigger and taller and developing into an adult长大；长高；发育；成长
- A growing child needs plenty of sleep.正发育的孩子必须睡眠充足。

BNC: 1579 COCA: 1413

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