grow bigger

基本解釋

Indeed, the alliance has grown bigger, and is busier than it ever was during the cold war.
非但如此，與冷戰(zhàn)時期相比，現(xiàn)在的北約更爲龐大，更爲繁忙。
This means that over generations their brains have grown bigger as they think in new ways about how to survive.
這意味著，這些鳥類由於思考如何生存下去的新方式，而又經(jīng)過數(shù)代的繁衍，它們的大腦已經(jīng)變得更大。
The buildings have grown bigger to absorb the street life, but not quite big enough to accommodate everyone.
爲了融入街區(qū)的生活房屋越來越大，但還是不能爲每個人提供住宿。
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The improvement in the deficit would have been even bigger if current spending had grown in line with the budget forecast of 5.1%.
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