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growth of [sth]
The growth of the economy is slow.
经济增长缓慢。
生长；成长
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生长；成长
the process of a living thing increasing in size and developing
The growth of the economy is slow.
经济增长缓慢。
指生物体的自然生长，不是数量上的增长。
大小、数量、价值或力量的增加。
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
(生物学)个体有机体有机生长的过程；涉及有机体从简单到更复杂水平逐渐变化的纯生物展开事件
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
心理力量或韧性的增加；克服逆境的能力增强。
An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
从简单形式到更复杂形式的进展
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
The growth of the young tree was slow during the dry season.
旱季里这棵小树的生长很缓慢。
AI contextual example
A balanced diet is important for a child's physical growth.
均衡饮食对孩子的身体发育很重要。
AI contextual example
We measured the growth of the plants every week.
我们每周测量植物的生长情况。
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the growth of culture
文化的发展
WordNet
The growth of the economy is slow.
经济增长缓慢。
There has been a significant growth in sales.
销售额显著增长。
Her growth as a writer is impressive.
她作为作家的成长令人印象深刻。
Not this
There is a big grow in the economy.
Use this
There is big growth in the economy.
汉语学习者可能将动词“grow”误用作名词，而此处应使用不可数名词“growth”来表示“增长”。
Not this
The growth of the company were impressive.
Use this
The growth of the company was impressive.
不可数名词“growth”作主语时，谓语动词应用单数形式“was”，而非复数“were”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
经济增长
The country has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years.
该国近年经历了快速的经济增长。
人口增长
Population growth in urban areas is outpacing infrastructure development.
城市地区的人口增长正超过基础设施发展。
个人成长
She took a gap year to focus on personal growth.
她休学一年专注于个人成长。
生长突增
He had a growth spurt over the summer and grew three inches.
他夏天经历了一次生长突增，长高了3英寸。
个人成长
Traveling abroad contributed to her personal growth.
国外旅行促进了她的个人成长。
成长型产业
The tech sector is a growth industry with high demand for skilled workers.
科技行业是成长型产业，对技术工人需求很高。
成长是生命唯一的证据。
His personal growth over the years is the only evidence that he truly lived.
他多年来的个人成长是他真正活过的唯一证据。
Use growth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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将 growth 拆解为 grow（生长）+ th（抽象名词后缀），想象一棵树在土壤中不断向上生长，根深叶茂，象征“成长”的过程。
中性正式场合均可使用。常见语境：生物学（生长过程）、经济学（经济增长）、个人发展（成长）。注意：该词在正式和非正式语境中均常见，通常用于描述积极的变化过程。
Words rhyming with growth: both, oath, loath (all /oʊθ/). Lookalikes with different vowels: moth, cloth, north.
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