grow out of

英 [ɡrəʊ aʊt ɒv]

美 [ɡroʊ aʊt əv]

（因自身长大或改变而）改掉（或戒除）（习惯、爱好等）; （孩子）长大穿不下（原来的衣服）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （因自身长大或改变而）改掉（或戒除）（习惯、爱好等）
  If yougrow out ofa type of behaviour or an interest, you stop behaving in that way or having that interest, as you develop or change.
  1. Most children who stammer grow out of it.
     大多数口吃的儿童长大以后就好了。
• PHRASAL VERB （孩子）长大穿不下（原来的衣服）
  When a childgrows out ofan item of clothing, they become so tall or big that it no longer fits them properly.
  1. You've grown out of your shoes again.
     你又长大了，原来的鞋子再也穿不下了。

双语例句

• There is no sense in buying expensive clothes for children, as they soon grow out of them.
  给孩子们购买昂贵的衣服没有什么意思，因为他们很快长大就穿不进去了。
• My son's only interest seems to be motorbikes, but I suppose he will grow out of it.
  我儿子唯一的兴趣似乎是摩托车，不过我想他长大后会抛弃的。
• Flowers grow out of dark moments.
  花儿是在黑暗中成长的。
• Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
  罪与罚本是同茎生。
• The idea for the book grow out of a visit to India.
  这本书的构思源于到印度的一次访问.这个growoutofsth还有另外2个意思。
• You've grown out of your shoes again.
  你又长大了，原来的鞋子再也穿不下了。
• "It's a benign abnormality and children grow out of it," said Dr McKinlay.
  “这是一个良性的异常，孩子长大了出来，”麦金利博士说。
• The doctor said it was colic and that she would grow out of it.
  医生说她患的是腹绞痛，长大了就没事了。
• Seeds or a young planting grow out of a hole in the center.
  种子和幼苗从中间的洞里面长出来。
• The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it!
  中年最令人可怕的事情是，知道自己将走出这个年龄！