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IELTS BNC: 770 COCA: 787

growth

growth /ˈgroʊθ/ noun
plural growths
growth
/ˈgroʊθ/
noun
plural growths
Learner's definition of GROWTH
[noncount] : the process of growing成长;生长: such as
: natural increase in size自然增长
often + of
: the process of forming or developing something形成
: an increase in the number, amount, or size of something增加;增大;发展
: the development of a person's mind, emotions, etc.(思想、情感等的)发展
: a result or product of growing增长量;生长结果
[noncount]
[singular]
[count] medical : an abnormal mass of tissue (such as a tumor)赘生物(如肿瘤)
IELTS BNC: 770 COCA: 787

growth

noun

1
a(1)
: a stage in the process of growing : size
(2)
: full growth
b
: the process of growing
c
: progressive development : evolution
d
: increase, expansion
the growth of the oil industry
2
a
: something that grows or has grown
a growth of willows
b
: an abnormal proliferation of tissue (such as a tumor)
c
d
: the result of growth : product
Protestantism was a relatively recent growth.
3
: a producing especially by growing
fruits of his own growth
4
: anticipated progressive growth especially in capital value and income
some investors prefer growth to immediate income

Example Sentences

He had a growth spurt when he was 16 years old. She's concerned that the medication might slow her child's growth. He discovered a substance that promotes the growth of new blood vessels. The city has undergone explosive growth in recent years. He sees his college years as an opportunity for personal growth. It's important to prune the bush every year to encourage new growth. Their profits have averaged five percent growth in the last four years. The tree has an average annual growth of almost a foot. a thick growth of underbrush See More
Recent Examples on the Web However, surgical intervention is necessary if the growth is cancerous, not going away on its own, or causing severe symptoms. Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022 By comparison, container volume growth will be marginally negative next year and rise around 2% in 2024, according to Braemar. Costas Paris, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 Job growth in San Diego is around 4 percent annually, about the same as nationwide and state averages. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Species such as queens and sulfurs seemed especially fond of visiting the bird baths in the hot afternoon when the water had evaporated, and a growth of algae was available around the edge. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2022 Some of the areas that have seen the most growth are the smaller, neighborhood access points with limited parking. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 The only area where home sales saw growth was among the somewhat wealthy—sales of homes priced between $500,000 and $1 million rose 10.1 percent over last year. Katharine Jose, Chron, 1 Sep. 2022 Moreover, explosive American growth in the past decade has been common among foreign candy brands. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 What drives global population growth is that fewer people are dying young. Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

grow + -th entry 3

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

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The first known use of growth was in 1557
IELTS BNC: 770 COCA: 787
growth

noun¹

1increase in sth增加ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROWTH | GROWTH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable, exponential, significant, strong相當大的增長;越來越快的增長;顯著的增加;強勁的增長the exponential growth in world population世界人口不斷加速的增長high高速增長The country is experiencing a period of high growth.這個國家正處於高速增長期。real實際增長real GDP growth國內生產總值的實際增長dramatic, enormous, impressive, phenomenal, spectacular, tremendous急劇增長;巨大的增長;引人注目的增長;驚人的增長explosive, fast, rapid激增;急劇增長;迅速的增長the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s20 世紀 90 年代個人電腦數量的激增modest, slow, sluggish適度的/緩慢的/遲滯的增長steady, sustainable穩定的/持續的增長The factory has achieved a steady growth in output.工廠的產量有了穩定的提高。low低速增長a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity低增長、低生產率的惡性循環long-term長期的增長future未來的增長economic, industrial經濟/工業增長job, productivity, revenue, etc.就業、生產率、收入等增長population人口增長VERB + GROWTHachieve, experience取得/經歷增長maintain, sustain維持/持續增長accelerate, boost, encourage, foster, fuel, promote, spur, stimulate提高增長速度;推動增長;鼓勵增長;促進發展;刺激增長control, limit控制/限制增長new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads控制道路車輛增加的新舉措slow減緩增長GROWTH + NOUNrate增長率The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia.該經濟體增長率雄冠亞洲。potential, prospects增長潛力;發展前景pattern增長模式area, industry, market增長領域;有增長的行業;有增長的市場Communications technology has proved to be a growth area.信息技術領域已證明為高增長領域。curve增長曲線PREPOSITIONgrowth in在⋯方面的增長There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars.私人汽車的數量增長很快。PHRASESa rate of growth增長率 topic at business
growth

noun²

2growing生長ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROWTH | GROWTH + NOUN ADJECTIVEhealthy, normal健康的/正常的成長A good diet is vital for healthy growth.適當的飲食對健康成長非常重要。abnormal異常生長vigorous朝氣蓬勃的成長excessive過分的生長the excessive growth of algae in rivers河流中藻類的過度生長new新的生長bacterial, cell, hair, muscle, plant, tumour/tumor, etc.細菌、細胞、頭髮、肌肉、植物、腫瘤等的生長intellectual, personal, spiritual智力的發展;個人的成長;心靈的成長VERB + GROWTHencourage, stimulate促進/刺激生長Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.適當剪枝以促進植物的生長。inhibit, retard, stunt, suppress抑制/阻止/阻礙/壓制生長Lack of food had stunted his growth.食物的匱乏影響了他的發育。affect影響生長GROWTH + NOUNhormone生長激素defect生長缺陷spurt生長突增chart生長圖表
growth

noun³

3abnormal lump in the body身體的異常腫塊ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROWTH | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcancerous, malignant惡性腫瘤benign良性腫瘤VERB + GROWTHhave長有腫瘤PREPOSITIONgrowth on在⋯上的腫瘤He had a cancerous growth on his lung.他的肺上長了個惡性腫瘤。

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