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the growing of + noun
这里的 growing 是名词，表示“种植、栽培”。常用结构为 the growing of + 植物。
The growing of roses requires patience and care.
种植玫瑰需要耐心和细心。
增长；成长
growings — plural of growing
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
增长；成长
growth; increase
The growing of roses requires patience and care.
种植玫瑰需要耐心和细心。
增长；增加。
Growth; increase.
植物的栽培；种植。
The raising of plants.
The growing of these crystals is a complex process.
这些晶体的生长是一个复杂的过程。
We observed the steady growing of the plant over several weeks.
我们观察了植物在几周内的稳定生长。
The growing of organic vegetables has become more popular.
有机蔬菜的种植变得更加流行。
这里的 growing 是名词，表示“种植、栽培”。常用结构为 the growing of + 植物。
The growing of roses requires patience and care.
种植玫瑰需要耐心和细心。
Not this
The growth of vegetables is my grandmother's favorite hobby.
Use this
The growing of vegetables is my grandmother's favorite hobby.
表示“种植、栽培”这一活动时，应用名词 growing（对应词义“植物的栽培；种植”），growth 则指“生长、增长”的过程或结果，不表示种植行为。
Not this
Growing of flowers needs careful watering.
Use this
The growing of flowers needs careful watering.
当动名词短语后接 of 引导的宾语时，前面必须有定冠词 the（如 the growing of...），不能直接把 growing of 作主语；这是汉语母语者常漏掉的冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蔬菜种植
Vegetable growing is popular among urban residents.
蔬菜种植在城市居民中很受欢迎。
水果种植
Fruit growing provides a steady income for many farmers.
水果种植为许多农民提供了稳定的收入。
蘑菇种植
Mushroom growing can be done in a small shed.
蘑菇种植可以在一个小棚子里进行。
水稻的种植
The growing of rice requires abundant water.
水稻的种植需要充足的水分。
成长中的烦恼；（组织或企业成长过程中遇到的）困难
Every young company faces growing pains as it scales.
每家年轻公司在扩大规模时都会经历成长中的烦恼。
长得飞快；迅速增长
The kids are growing like a weed — I can hardly keep them in clothes.
孩子们长得飞快，我几乎来不及给他们买衣服。
逐渐疏远；变得不再亲密
We were best friends in school, but we are growing apart now.
学生时代我们是最好的朋友，可现在我们逐渐疏远了。
Use growings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一棵树在grow后面加上-ing，就成了名词“增长”；种植物也是让它growing，所以又指“种植”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：经济或学术写作、农业与园艺说明 growing 作名词时通常用于较正式的书面语，多出现在经济、学术或农业与园艺等说明性语境中。表示“增长、增加”时比较正式；表示“种植、栽培”时更中性。日常口语中更常说 growth 或 raising。
这些词都与 growing 押韵：重读元音为 /əʊ/（美式 /oʊ/），后接 /ɪŋ/。除 going 外，其余词都含有 -owing 的拼写。注意：frowning /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/、browning /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/ 等拼写相似，但发 /aʊ/，与 growing 不押韵；bowing 在表示“鞠躬”时读 /ˈbaʊɪŋ/，也不押韵。
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