growth /ɡrəuθ/ n. ［u］ 1.成长: These plants have made no growth.这些植物没有长。At what age does an elephant reach full growth? 大象到几岁时才算长大了。2.发展，增长: The rate of overall industrial growth was above 8 percent. 整个工业的增长率超过百分之八。