grow

增长

【例】During the 1990s, US investments in developing countries grew at almost 30 percent, compared with only 16 percent in developed countries.

在20世纪90年代，美国在发达国家投资增长比率仅为16%，而在发展中国家的投资却按近30%的比率增长。

growing

不断增长的

【例】China’s growing importance in the world tea trade has aroused fears among the biggest black tea exporters – India, Sri Lanka and Kenya.

中国在世界茶叶贸易中重要性的不断提升已引起最大红茶出口国——印度、斯里兰卡和肯尼亚的恐惧。

growth

发展，提高

【例】European GNP growth is expected to remain modest at an annual rate of just over 2 percent.

预计欧洲国民生产总产值的增长缓慢，年增长率仅2%稍强。