[] an increase in the size, amount or degree of sth增加；增长；增强◆Sales showed 0.3 per cent growth in the first quarter.销售量显示第一季度增长了 0.3%。◆rapid growth in consumer spending消费者支出的迅速增长◆Online travel is the company's biggest growth area(= a part of the business where sales are growing fast).网上旅游是公司增长最快的领域。◆Internet companies are on a steep growth curve.互联网公司正处于一条陡峭的增长曲线上。⨁fast / rapid / slow / steady / strong growth快速／高速／缓慢／稳定／强劲的增长⨁earnings / profit / revenue / sales growth赢利／利润／收入／销售增长⨁growth companies / industries / markets / stocks成长型公司／行业／市场／股票 () an increase in economic activity经济增长；经济发展◆a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America英美经济没有多大发展的令人沮丧的一年。◆the impact of weak economic growth and falling tax revenues经济增长疲软和税收减少的影响◆an annual growth rate of 10%10% 的年增长率◆Growth forecasts were cut for Japan and Europe.对日本和欧洲的经济增长预测降低了。⨁fast / high / rapid / steady / strong / sustainable growth快速／高速／迅速／稳定／强劲／可持续的经济增长⨁low / slow / sluggish / weak growth低／缓慢／迟缓／疲软的经济增长capital growth high-growth