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

• Their branches, which look more like roots, grow out of abnormally thick trunks.
  粗大的树干不规则地长出的树枝看起来更象树根。
• The good news is that it seems usually to be a phase which they grow out of.
  好消息是，它似乎通常它们生长出来的一个阶段。
• Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
  罪与罚本是同茎生。
• "We have to focus on areas where we can scale and grow out of core competencies," he said.
  “我们已经把重点放在地区，在这里我们可以规模和增长的核心竞争力，”他说。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• Most children who stammer grow out of it.
  大多数口吃的儿童长大以后就好了。
• Freshman fears, like Qiu` s, grow out of their unfamiliarity with the exam process.
  像邱莉莉这样的新生的恐惧主要是因为他们对大学考试流程还尚不熟悉。
• 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！