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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++growth /ɡrəʊθ $ ɡroʊθ/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1 increase 增加 [singular, uncountable]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT an increase in amount, number, or size 增多；增长；增大；增强 OPP declinegrowth in/of We’ve seen an enormous growth in the number of businesses using the Web. 我们看到使用网络的公司数量剧增。 the rapid growth of world population 世界人口的迅速增长 the recent growth of interest in African music 近来对非洲音乐的兴趣增加2 business/economy 生意/经济 [singular, uncountable] an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a country 增长，发展 OPP decline measures to stimulate economic growth 刺激经济增长的措施strong/rapid/slow etc growth a period of rapid growth in the economy 经济迅猛发展的时期 The company is preparing for zero growth (=no growth) this year. 公司今年准备面对零增长。growth area/industry Debt collection is a huge growth industry. 收债是一个发展中的庞大产业。3 size/strength 大小/力气 [singular, uncountable]GROW/GET BIGGER the development of the physical size, strength etc of a person, animal, or plant over a period of time 成长；生长 Vitamins are essential for healthy growth. 维生素是健康成长所必需的。 a means of stimulating plant growth 刺激植物生长的方法 a growth hormone (=substance in the body that causes you to grow) 生长激素4 importance 重要性 [singular, uncountable]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC a gradual increase in the importance or influence that something has 〔重要性或影响力的〕增加growth of Cinemas declined with the growth of television. 随着电视的发展，电影院衰落了。5 personal development 个人的发展 [uncountable]DEVELOP the development of someone’s character, intelligence, or emotions 〔性格、智力或情感的〕发展，成长 A loving home is essential for a child’s personal growth. 和睦的家庭是孩子个人成长所必需的。emotional/intellectual/spiritual etc growth the journey toward spiritual growth 精神成长之路6 disease 疾病 [countable]MI a swelling on or inside a person, animal, or plant, caused by disease 赘生物 → tumour a cancerous growth 癌性赘生物growth on a growth on his lung 他肺部的一个赘生物7 growing thing 生长物 [countable, uncountable]GROW/GET BIGGER something that has grown 生长物 Feed the plants to encourage new growth. 要给植物施肥，促进新枝叶生长。 His chin bore a thick growth of stubble. 他的下巴上布满浓密的胡茬。n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a countryadjectivesrapid From the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s there was very rapid growth.strong Many industries are expecting strong growth this year.steady The business has a history of steady growth.slowEconomists are forecasting a period of slow growth.explosive growth (=very fast growth)India and China are the developing countries with the most potential for explosive growth.zero growthThe budget was based around a forecast of zero growth in gross domestic product.economic growthAmerican aid was meant to kick-start the country’s economic growth.annual growthThere was an annual growth of 4%.growth + NOUNa growth area/industryNuclear energy will be the main growth area in the energy sector.the growth rateThe economic growth rate averaged only 1.4 percent.verbsachieve growthAfter the war, Europe achieved remarkable economic growth.maintain/sustain growthGovernments that want to survive have to maintain growth.stimulate/encourage/promote growthGreater government spending may stimulate economic growth.Examples from the Corpus
growth• the astonishing growth of on-line trading• The recent dramatic growth of urban areas has been one powerful catalyst for change.• favorable signs of economic growth• emotional growth• For years, annexation has been the primary means by which city officials planned for growth.• Eating nutritious food is important for healthy growth in children.• There are signs of new growth on the tree.• Once again, the geographies of growth and decline are almost mirror-images of each other.• The rate of growth of total working population fell to zero by the mid 1960s.• a job that provides opportunities for personal growth• There is a great deal of uncertainty about the world's population growth.• population growth• The US portion of the Internet is experiencing rapid growth in the number of networks connected to it.• DIY outlets reported sales growth of 1.8%.• His pacifism, like his social philosophy, was a slow growth.• This plant likes moving water and grows well when placed next to the filtering system, which enhances their normally slow growth.• The remainder of the transition process consists of the growth of these local regions of turbulent motion, whilst they travel downstream.• The growth and health of the black and informal economies is one clear evidence of the disincentive effects of taxation.growth in/of• But in any case, dismissing this trend as a growth in cottage industries would be a mistake.• Only by changing the heart can we live according to principles that enhance the parenting and personal growth of both partners.• To some extent this phenomenon reflects rapid growth of the small-business community.• Despite the recent growth in the numbers of students taking the Dip.HE, it is difficult to be optimistic about its future.• There has been a rapid and spontaneous growth of ideas and an anticipation of things to come.• They have also found growth regulating substances, which could accelerate the growth of crops while inhibiting the roots.• In the 1989 Budget, the target range for the growth of M0 was set at 1-5 percent.growth area/industry• This industry had always been known as a growth industry of unlimited potential.• Softbank claims that it is better at picking winners and that it is buying into a growth industry.• Restoration today is a growth industry.• More than that, they are also the reason that debt collection has become a huge growth industry.• Escaping depression is the number one growth industry in this na-tion and around the world.• Primary Primary publishing remains a strong growth area, with most of the major publishers producing new courses.• But as in every such growth area, there will always be another side.• In these environmentally conscious times, this is an uncomfortable growth industry.a growth hormone• Calcitonin and growth hormone are normally secreted by the thyroid and pituitary respectively.• Does human growth hormone really help?• Even thought the warehouse is full of many drugs, only the growth hormone was taken.• Hymer's rats were unable to produce more than half the normal amount of pituitary growth hormone.• Testosterone and human growth hormones are among the substances mentioned in such accusations.• The authors suggested that this might represent end organ resistance to growth hormone.• These deer are grass-fed; growth hormones or other chemical additives are not used.• Nearly fifty thousand pounds worth of a growth hormone called Genotropin has disappeared from a warehouse.growth of• the growth of modern technologyemotional/intellectual/spiritual etc growth• And studies show that intellectual and emotional growth does seem to stall after we reach physical maturity.• Hegel detected this dialectical progression in the progress of human consciousness and intellectual - emotional growth.• The sixth step refers to the beginning of a lifelong process of spiritual growth.• Chances then arise to transfer that energy into another field - work, relationships, or spiritual growth.• Reading, which in other settings has promoted the intellectual growth of a people, now threatens to arrest it.• They felt a need to reorder a broken world, a need that contributed greatly to their intellectual growth.• According to the ancient wisdom, spiritual growth involves transcending the limited and short-sighted Ego to make way for the Self.From Longman Business DictionaryLBED_15_agrowthgrowth /grəʊθgroʊθ/ noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS an increase in size, amount, or degreegrowth inAnnual growth in the $400 million ready-to-drink tea market is running at 15 to 20%.To help its clients keep up with the exponential (=extremely fast) growth of market data, the bank has created the world’s first integrated financial information system.Paper cup manufacturing, an area with high profit margins, showed strong growth.Officials have argued for lower interest rates because of recent slow growth in the economy.There is likely to be very low growth in the industrial countries, perhaps in the 1% to 1.5% range.Economists are predicting zero growth (=no growth) for the first quarter.The last time the telecommunications industry had negative growth (=when something gets smaller) was in the Great Depression. → capital growth → economic growth → external growth → monetary growth → sustainable growth → unsustainable growthOrigin growth (1500-1600) growgrowth noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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growth S3 W1 /ɡrəʊθ $ ɡroʊθ/
noun
OPP decline
growth in/of
We’ve seen an enormous growth in the number of businesses using the Web.
the rapid growth of world population
the recent growth of interest in African music
2. BUSINESS/ECONOMY [singular, uncountable] an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a country
OPP decline:
measures to stimulate economic growth
strong/rapid/slow etc growth
a period of rapid growth in the economy
The company is preparing for zero growth (=no growth) this year.
growth area/industry
Debt collection is a huge growth industry.
3. SIZE/STRENGTH [singular, uncountable] the development of the physical size, strength etc of a person, animal, or plant over a period of time:
Vitamins are essential for healthy growth.
a means of stimulating plant growth
a growth hormone (=substance in the body that causes you to grow)
4. IMPORTANCE [singular, uncountable] a gradual increase in the importance or influence that something has
growth of
Cinemas declined with the growth of television.
5. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT [uncountable] the development of someone’s character, intelligence, or emotions:
A loving home is essential for a child’s personal growth.
emotional/intellectual/spiritual etc growth
the journey toward spiritual growth
6. DISEASE [countable] a swelling on or inside a person, animal, or plant, caused by disease ⇨ tumour:
a cancerous growth
growth on
a growth on his lung
7. GROWING THING [uncountable and countable] something that has grown:
Feed the plants to encourage new growth.
His chin bore a thick growth of stubble.
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▪rapid From the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s there was very rapid growth.
▪strong Many industries are expecting strong growth this year.
▪steady The business has a history of steady growth.
▪slow Economists are forecasting a period of slow growth.
▪explosive growth (=very fast growth) India and China are the developing countries with the most potential for explosive growth.
▪zero growth The budget was based around a forecast of zero growth in gross domestic product.
▪economic growth American aid was meant to kick-start the country’s economic growth.
▪annual growth There was an annual growth of 4%.
■ growth + NOUN
▪a growth area/industry Nuclear energy will be the main growth area in the energy sector.
▪the growth rate The economic growth rate averaged only 1.4 percent.
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▪achieve growth After the war, Europe achieved remarkable economic growth.
▪maintain/sustain growth Governments that want to survive have to maintain growth.
▪stimulate/encourage/promote growth Greater government spending may stimulate economic growth.
▪ increase noun [uncountable and countable] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger: There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year. | price increases
▪growth noun [singular, uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something. Growth is also used when saying that a company or a country’s economy becomes more successful: The astonishing growth of the Internet has had a dramatic effect on people’s lives. | Japan experienced a period of rapid economic growth. | Many people are concerned about the enormous growth in the world’s population.
▪rise noun [countable] an increase in the amount of something, or in the standard or level of something: The latest figures show a sharp rise (=a sudden big rise) in unemployment in the region. | There was a 34 percent rise in the number of armed robberies. | The majority of families experienced a rise in living standards.
▪surge noun [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in something such as profits, demand, or interest: There has been a big surge in demand for organically grown food. | We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in Chinese medicine.
▪gain noun [uncountable and countable] an increase in the amount or level of something - used especially in business or political contexts, or when talking about an increase in someone’s weight: sales gains | The December job figures show a net gain of 81,000 jobs. | The party has experienced a gain in popularity. | The amount of weight gain during pregnancy varies.
▪hike noun [countable] informal especially American English a large or sudden increase in prices or taxes - often used in newspaper reports: Despite a 25% hike in fuel costs, the airline made a profit last year. | tax hikes | wage hikes
growth S3 W1 /ɡrəʊθ $ ɡroʊθ/
noun Word Family: noun: grower, growth, undergrowth, outgrowth, overgrowth; adjective: growing, grown, overgrown; verb: grow, outgrow
Date: 1500-1600
Origin: grow
1. INCREASE [singular, uncountable] an increase in amount, number, or size Origin: grow
OPP decline
growth in/of
2. BUSINESS/ECONOMY [singular, uncountable] an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a country
OPP decline:
strong/rapid/slow etc growth
growth area/industry
3. SIZE/STRENGTH [singular, uncountable] the development of the physical size, strength etc of a person, animal, or plant over a period of time:
4. IMPORTANCE [singular, uncountable] a gradual increase in the importance or influence that something has
growth of
5. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT [uncountable] the development of someone’s character, intelligence, or emotions:
emotional/intellectual/spiritual etc growth
6. DISEASE [countable] a swelling on or inside a person, animal, or plant, caused by disease ⇨ tumour:
growth on
7. GROWING THING [uncountable and countable] something that has grown:
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Managing the economy 管理经济
handle/run/manage the economy管理经济 boost investment/spending/employment/growth促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度 stimulate demand/the economy/industry刺激需求／经济／工业 cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing削减投资／支出／借贷 reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation减少／遏制通货膨胀 create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫 encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争 encourage/work with/compete with the private sector鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争 increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports增加／促进美国／农业出口 ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品 the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming 经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣 enjoy an economic/housing/property boom享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems 经济问题
push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀 damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy破坏工业／经济 cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退 experience/suffer a recession/downturn经历／遭受经济衰退 fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业 cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业 create/burst a housing/stock market bubble造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫 cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃 face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis面临／陷入财政／经济危机 be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance 公共财政
cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/( defense/education/aid budgetespecially
削减／大幅削减／增加／加倍国防／教育／援助预算 increase/boost/slash/cut public spending增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出 increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes提高／降低税收 raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates提高／降低利率 ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy放宽／收紧货币政策 balance the (state/federal) budget平衡（州／联邦）预算 achieve/maintain a balanced budget达到／保持预算平衡 run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余