grow up
phrasal verb with grow verb uk/ɡrəʊ/ us/ɡroʊ/ grew | grown
(PERSON)
A2 长大成人，成长;成熟
to gradually become an adult
I grew up in Scotland (= I lived there when I was young). 我是在苏格兰长大的。
Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up. 承担起自己的责任是成长过程的一部分。
- More examples
- Linda Chan was born in Hong Kong but grew up in New York and quickly became Americanized.
- He immigrated with his parents in 1895, and grew up in Long Island.
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
- He's grown up quickly since going to secondary school.
(CITY)
（城镇在某个特定的地方或以特定的方式）形成，发展，兴起
If a town or city grows up in a particular place or way, it develops there or in that way.
The city grew up originally as a crossing point on the river. 这个城市最初是从河流的一个渡口发展起来的。