- [uncountable]
the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally 发育;成长;生长 Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. 缺水会妨碍植物生长。 Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. 去掉枯叶以促进新叶生长。 nutrients for plant growth 植物生长的营养物质 a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development 对个人成长和发展的重视 It may be the most effective way to inhibit the growth of cancer cells 这可能是抑制癌细胞生长的最有效方法 growth hormones (= that make somebody/something grow faster) 生长激素
Extra ExamplesGive the plants a good pruning to encourage growth. 适当剪枝以促进植物的生长。 Lack of food had stunted his growth. 食物的匮乏影响了他的发育。 the excessive growth of algae in rivers 河流中藻类的过度生长
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- healthy
- normal
- abnormal
- …
- encourage
- stimulate
- inhibit
- …
- hormone
- defect
- spurt
- …
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an increase in the size, amount or degree of something 增加;增长;增强 The report links population growth with rural poverty. 该报告把人口增长与农村的贫困联系起来。 revenue/earnings/sales/productivity growth 收入/收益/销售额/生产率的增长 - growth in something
the rapid growth in violent crime 暴力犯罪的迅速增加 the growth in the number of older people in the UK 英国老年人数量的增长 His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War. 他的书描述了第二次世界大战前德国民族主义的发展。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1Recent years have seen a huge growth of interest in alternative medicine 近年来人们对替代疗法的兴趣愈加浓厚了。 the exponential growth in world population 世界人口不断加速的增长 the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s 20 世纪 90 年代个人电脑数量的激增 new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads 控制道路车辆增加的新举措 There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars. 私人汽车的数量增长很快。 The factory has achieved a steady growth in output. 工厂的产量有了稳定的提高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exponential
- significant
- …
- achieve
- experience
- maintain
- …
- rate
- potential
- prospects
- …
- growth in
- a rate of growth
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an increase in economic activity 经济增长;经济发展 policies aimed at sustaining economic growth 旨在保持经济增长的政策 a period of slow growth 缓慢增长的时期 a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America 英美经济增长无几、令人沮丧的一年 strong/continued/future growth 强劲/持续/未来的增长 The country is experiencing a period of high growth. 这个国家正处于高速增长期。 to stimulate/promote/drive growth 刺激/促进/推动增长 to experience/achieve growth 经历/实现成长 an annual growth rate of 10 per cent 10%的年增长率 growth forecasts/prospects/opportunities/patterns 增长预测/前景/机会/模式 markets with enormous growth potential 具有巨大增长潜力的市场 contrasting UK and Swedish growth strategies 对比英国和瑞典的增长战略
Collocations The economyThe economy 经济 Managing the economy 管理经济 - handle/run/manage the economy
管理经济 - boost investment/spending/employment/growth
促进投资/支出/就业/增长速度 - stimulate demand/the economy/industry
刺激需求/经济/工业 - cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
削减投资/支出/借贷 - reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
减少/遏制通货膨胀 - create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
创造/刺激增长/需求/繁荣/泡沫 - encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
鼓励/促进/刺激/抑制创新/竞争 - encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
鼓励私营部门;与私营部门合作/竞争 - increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
增加/促进美国/农业出口 - ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
禁止/限制/阻止廉价/国外进口产品 - the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
经济增长/扩张/收缩/萎缩/放缓/复苏/改善/繁荣 - enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
享受经济/住房/房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems 经济问题 - push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
抬高价格/成本;加剧通货膨胀 - damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
破坏工业/经济 - cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
引起/导致/进入/避开经济衰退 - experience/suffer a recession/downturn
经历/遭受经济衰退 - fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
抵抗通货膨胀/通货紧缩/失业 - cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
导致/造成通货膨胀/贫穷/失业 - create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
造成/引爆住房/股票市场泡沫 - cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
引起股市崩盘/银行系统崩溃 - face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
面临/陷入财政/经济危机 - be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
陷入/经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance 公共财政 - cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
增加/大幅削减/削减公共支出 - increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
提高/降低税收 - raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
提高/降低利率 - ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
放宽/收紧货币政策 - balance the (state/federal) budget
平衡(州/联邦)预算 - achieve/maintain a balanced budget
达到/保持预算平衡 - run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
有(4 万亿美元的)预算赤字/盈余 - impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia. 该经济体增长率雄冠亚洲。 a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity 低增长、低生产率的恶性循环 real GDP growth 国内生产总值的实际增长 Communications technology has proved to be a growth area. 信息技术领域已证明为高增长领域。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exponential
- significant
- …
- achieve
- experience
- maintain
- …
- rate
- potential
- prospects
- …
- growth in
- a rate of growth
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a mass of cells caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant 赘生物 a malignant growth 恶性肿瘤 He had a cancerous growth on his lung. 他的肺上长了个恶性肿瘤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cancerous
- malignant
- benign
- …
- have
- growth on
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something that has grown 生长物;长成物;产物