1 [U] the process of growing and developing 成长;发展:
A good diet is very important for children's growth.良好的饮食习惯对儿童的成长非常重要。a growth industry (= one that is growing)发展中的工业
2 [U] [sing] an increase (in sth) 增长;增加:
population growth人口增长
3 [C] a lump caused by a disease that grows in a person's or an animal's body (身体内的)肿瘤:
a cancerous growth癌肿瘤
4 [U] something that has grown 生长物;长成物:
several days' growth of beard几天没刮的胡子
growth/groθ; ɡrəʊθ/n 1 [singular 单数, U] when something gets bigger or develops 增多﹔增长﹔增大: +in/of the growth in population 人口的增长the growth of television 电视的发展economic growth 经济增长Vitamins are necessary for healthy growth. 维生素是健康成长必不可少的。growth area/industry (=a business or activity that is growing) 增长型领域/行业 Computing remains a growth area. 电脑依然是个增长型行业。2 [U] the development of someone's character〔某人性格的〕发展﹐品格发展: personal growth 个性发展3 [C] something that grows in your body or on your skin, caused by a disease 赘生物4 [C,U] something that has grown 生长物: His chin bore a thick growth of stubble. 他下巴上长着浓密的胡茬。