grow up

phrasal verb

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grow up

(of a person人) to develop into an adult长大；成熟；成长
- She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child).她在波士顿长大。
- Their children have all grown up and left home now.他们的孩子都已长大成人离开家了。
- grow up to do something He grew up to become a famous pianist.他长大后成了著名的钢琴家。
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used to tell somebody to stop behaving in a silly way别那么幼稚；别耍小孩子脾气；变得老成些
- Why don't you grow up?你怎么就长不大呢？
- It's time you grew up.你该懂事了。
to develop gradually逐渐发展；形成
- A closeness grew up between the two girls.这两个女孩的关系越来越亲密。