grow up

长大； 成长

He'll grow up to be somebody.(他长大了一定能成材。)

Our grandchildren will grow up soon.(我们的孙儿将很快长大。)

All plants like to grow up towards the sunlight.(所有的植物都喜欢朝着阳光向上长。)

The baby spiders grow up very quickly.(蜘蛛宝宝很快就长大了。)

What will this child grow up to be?(这个孩子长大了会做什么？)

It makes them grow up.(这可以促使他们成长。)

My daughter is in such a hurry to grow up.(我女儿恨不得一下子就长大。)

I think things grow up in a night.(我认为那些东西都是在一夜长大的。)

Kids need time to grow up.(孩子长大需要时间。)

And that only made me grow up quickly.(而这只会促使我迅速成长。)

verb

1. become an adult

1. 长大成人；成熟
When someone grows up, they gradually change from being a child into being an adult.

e.g. She grew up in Tokyo.
她在东京长大。

2. 别犯傻；别孩子气
If you tell someone to grow up, you are telling them to stop behaving in a silly or childish way.

e.g. It's time you grew up.
你该懂事了。

3. 形成；兴起；逐渐发展
If something grows up, it starts to exist and then becomes larger or more important.

e.g. A variety of heavy industries grew up alongside the port.
各种重工业沿着港口逐渐发展起来。