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growing

adjective
🔊/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/
 [only before noun]
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  1. 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。
    Topics Change, cause and effectb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrowing is used with these nouns:
    • acceptance
    • agitation
    • alarm
    • …
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  2. 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。