growth
单词辨析：
指人体内的恶性肿瘤。
He died of liver cancer.
他死于肝癌。
A lot of cancers can now be cured.
现在有许多种癌症可以治愈。
指花木的枝枯病，也指人和动物的溃疡病。
This tree suffers from canker.
这棵树患根瘤病。
My dog has a canker sore in its mouth.
我的狗患了口腔溃疡。
指人、动物或植物体表或体内因病变而长出的肿块。
a cancerous/malignant growth
癌性/恶性赘生物
He has a growth on his throat.
他喉咙处上长了一个肿块。
指人或动物身体某部位因病变而长出且迅速增大的肿块。
The surgeon operated on her to remove the tumour.
外科医生给她做手术以切除肿瘤。
The doctor diagnosed the tumour as benign.
医生认为这个肿块是良性的。
相关例句：
After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.
经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。
Asia's emerging economies will be on a self-sustaining cycle of growth
亚洲的新兴经济体会出现自我维持的循环增长。
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。
There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
经济增长的速度明显放慢。
Europe's economies have converged in several areas. More interestingly, there has been convergence in economic growth rates
欧洲的经济已在多个领域互相趋同；更有意思的是，各国经济增长率也渐趋一致。
The evidence that such investment promotes growth is strong
有充分的证据表明这种投资能够促进增长。