growing pains

US /ˈɡroʊɪŋ peɪnz/
UK /ˈɡroʊɪŋ peɪnz/
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1.

生長痛

pains in the limbs, especially the legs, experienced by children and thought to be associated with periods of rapid growth

:
My daughter often complains of growing pains in her legs at night.
我女兒晚上經常抱怨腿部有生長痛
The doctor assured us that his growing pains were normal and would pass.
醫生向我們保證,他的生長痛是正常的,會過去的。
2.

成長的煩惱, 初期困難

difficulties experienced in the early stages of a new project or enterprise

:
The company is experiencing some growing pains as it expands into new markets.
公司在拓展新市場時正經歷一些成長的煩惱
Implementing the new software came with its own set of growing pains.
實施新軟體伴隨著其自身的成長煩惱