grow up

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。

1. 长大：令人钦佩的(admirable)人他(迪坎贝.穆托姆博)在非洲的贫困和疾病(disease)中长大(grow up),原想凭奖学金(scholarship)到一所著名的大学学习医学,但当他的教练(coach)(约翰.汤普森)看到他后,却产生了一个不同的想法.

2. 成长：一个人说到底,要为自己的成长(grow up) 负责任,要自己成全自己.在开口骂别人之前, 好好想一想, 你骂的那种人是不是包括了你自己.我相信,如果你对自己诚实的话,多想一想,一定能想明白的.'一个人说到底,要为自己的成长(grow up)负责任,要自己成全

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3. 成年：家庭中孩子成年(grow up)后,都能自力更生,不依赖(rely on)父母生活,也不依赖父母找工作. 英、美人的亲属关系相对疏远(estranged),不像我们中国人人情味较浓. 英、美人家庭一般比较民主,家庭成员之间称呼也是非常随意(free).

4. 成熟;成年;发展：go wrong出错;发生故障,出毛病 | grow up成熟;成年;发展 | had better应该,还是......好