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

• I think he thought that I was going through a stage that I would grow out of.
  我想，他以为我将会走出这个成长必经阶段。
• 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 suck their thumbs but they grow out of it.
  大多数孩子都吮拇指，大了就好了。
• What can make the maintenance costs of a software test infrastructure grow out of control?
  是什么使一个软件测试基础结构的维护成本的增长超出控制？
• Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
  罪与罚本是同茎生。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• "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。
• "Countries do not grow out of poverty without urban growth," Annez adds.
  “没有城市的增长国家就不能摆脱贫困，”Annez补充道。