有同学问grow作系动词时该怎么用?其实系动词只是grow的一个方面,grow的其他含义和用法也很常见。今天的高中英语口语就着重给大家讲讲grow这个词吧。
认识一下“生长”以外的grow
推荐几句关于grow的英文习语
跟grow一样的系动词还有哪些?
一、认识一下“生长”以外的grow1. 扩大;增加;增强
eg: A growing number of people are taking exercise these years.
最近几年越来越多人开始锻炼身体了。
2. (使)留长,蓄长
eg: She becomes more graceful after she grows her hair.
她留长发以后更加优雅了。
3. 逐渐变得;逐渐成为
eg: It is inevitable to grow old, but we can stay mentally young.
变老是不可避免的,但是我们可以保持心态年轻。
4. 逐渐开始
eg: I grew to understand my mother when I went to college.
上大学之后,我开始理解我母亲了。
5. 长大;长高;发育;成长
eg: The tree grows taller than it was two years ago.
这棵树相比两年前长高了不少。
二、推荐几句关于grow的英文习语1. it/money doesn't grow on trees
树上长不出钱来,那东西(或钱)来之不易
eg: Please make reasonable use of the money. It doesn’t grow on trees.
请合理使用这些钱,它可是来之不易。
2. absence makes the heart grow fonder
不相见,倍思念
eg: They haven’t seen each other for 2 months, but absence makes the heart grow fonder.
他们两个月没见了,但是不相见,倍思念。
3. not let the grass grow under your feet
(做事)不拖拉,不磨洋工
eg: Let’s get moving! Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.
我们快点行动吧。不要再拖拖拉拉了。
4. great/tall oak
s from little acorns grow参天橡树长自小小橡实;合抱之树,生于毫末
eg: Don’t belittle their work. Great/tall oaks from little acorns grow.
不要瞧不上他们的工作。参天的橡树也是从小小的橡实长出来的。
三、跟grow一样的系动词还有哪些?1.become
后面的表语可以是形容词、代词或名词,可以表示往好的或者坏的方向发展。
eg: It became more difficult to find a job after the great depression.
大萧条之后找工作更难了。
2.come
表语通常是形容词,多指往好的方向发展。
eg: The situation came right at the end of last year.
去年年底的时候情况开始好转了。