grew

英 [ɡruː]

美 [ɡruː]

v. 扩大; 增加; 增强; 长大; 长高; 发育; 成长; (使)生长
grow的过去式

柯林斯词典

I had to go to church, so I grew up singing gospel
我必须去教堂做礼拜，因此我是唱着福音歌长大的。
Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of more than 10 per cent.
日本经济以年增长率超过10%的速度增长。
She grew many wonderful plants that were unfamiliar to me
她种了很多我不熟悉的奇妙植物。
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
疼痛和悲伤让她嘴巴发僵。
Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
去年零售额只上升了3.8%。
One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes
一天下午，我觉得有些无聊，还真的睡着了一小会儿。
His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped
他咳嗽持续的时间越来越长，直到咳个不停。
He grew tired, and drifted off into a drugged sleep.
他累了，在药物的作用下迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
In 1990 personal incomes grew a nominal 6.8 per cent.
1990年个人收入名义上增长了6.8%。