1. 发展；增长；兴起
    The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth, or importance.

growth的近义词

    e.g. ...the growth of nationalism.
           民族主义的高涨
    e.g. ...Japan's enormous economic growth.
           日本经济的突飞猛进

2. 增加；增多；增长
    The growth in something is the increase in it.

    e.g. A steady growth in the popularity of two smaller parties may upset the polls...
           两个较小政党的支持率稳步上升，可能会打乱投票结果。
    e.g. The area has seen a rapid population growth...
           该地区人口激增。

3. 发展的；增长的
    A growth industry, area, or market is one which is increasing in size or activity.

    e.g. Computers and electronics are growth industries and need skilled technicians...
           计算机与电子行业属于蓬勃发展的产业，需要娴熟的技术人员。
    e.g. Real estate lending has become the biggest growth area for American banks.
           房地产贷款已经成了美国银行业增长最快的业务领域。

4. （性格的）成长，发展
    Someone's growth is the development and progress of their character.

    e.g. ...the child's emotional and intellectual growth...
           孩子的情感与智力发展
    e.g. Different teachers make different contributions to a student's growth.
           不同的教师在学生的成长过程中起到不同的作用。

5. 发育；生长；成长
    Growth in a person, animal, or plant is the process of increasing in physical size and development.

    e.g. ...hormones which control fertility and body growth...
           控制生殖和身体发育的荷尔蒙
    e.g. Cells divide and renew as part of the human growth process.
           细胞不断地分裂更新，这是人体发育过程的一部分。

6. 新生发的植株；一茬植株
    You can use growth to refer to plants which have recently developed or which developed at the same time.

    e.g. This helps to ripen new growth and makes it flower profusely...
           这有助于新生发植株的成熟，令其开出繁茂的花朵。
    e.g. Pinch out the tips of the young growths to make for compact, bushy plants.
           掐掉幼株的芽尖以便让它们长得紧凑浓密，呈丛生状。

7. 肿块；肿瘤；赘生物
    A growth is a lump that grows inside or on a person, animal, or plant, and that is caused by a disease.

    e.g. This type of surgery could even be used to extract cancerous growths.
           这种外科手术甚至可以用来切除癌性肿瘤。