"The weather turned nasty" "She grew angry"
"The problem grew too large for me" "Her business grew fast"
"Corn doesn't grow here" "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees" "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
"He grows vegetables in his backyard"
"He matured fast" "The child grew fast"
"A new religious movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang up from friendship" "the idea for the book grew out of a short story" "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines" "They produce good ham in Parma" "We grow wheat here" "We raise hogs here"
"He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" "I got funny spots all over my body" "Well-developed breasts"
"The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten" "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
"The tree trunks had grown together"
误 It grows smaller and smaller.
正 It becomes smaller and smaller.
析 grow表示“变得”这一概念时,表示“由小增大”或“由少增多”,不能表示“减小”或“减少”,表示“减小”“减少”须用become。
他是在乡下长大的。误 He was grown up in the countryside.
正 He grew up in the countryside.
析 grow up表示“成长”时是不及物动词短语,不能用于被动结构。
她在屋后种了些蔬菜。误 She plants vegetables behind her house.
正 She grows vegetables behind her house.
析 grow和plant都有“种植”的意思,但grow多用于种植粮食、蔬菜、经济作物等,而plant多用于“植树”。
他越想越生气。误 The more he thought about it, the more angrily he grew.
正 The more he thought about it, the angrier he grew.
析 grow表示“变得”时是系动词,后接形容词作表语,而不能接副词。
约翰的坏脾气导致了他现在的不幸境地。误 John's present unfortunate position grew from his bad temper.
正 John's present unfortunate position grew out of his bad temper.
争执常常是由误会引起的。误 Arguments often grow from misunderstanding.
正 Arguments often grow out of misunderstanding.
析 grow from表示“从…长大”“由…发展”,主语和介词宾语是属于同一范畴、同一属性的东西。而grow后面跟复合介词结构out of意为“由…产生”,主语和介词宾语不一定是同一范畴或同一属性的东西。
