1PROBLEMproblems and difficulties that happen when an organization or system is new 〔组织或制度〕发展初期的困难
the growing pains of a new republic
新建共和国的初期困难
2.MIpain that children who are growing feel in their arms and legs 〔儿童的〕生长痛,发育期痛
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growing pains• But the company is experiencinggrowing pains as competitionheats up.• And many corporatemailservers have had growing pains, experiencing holdups and the odddeletion, especially over weekends.• Of course, many of these are just signs of normalgrowing pains - particularly those higher up the list.• Any new show goes through a lot of growing pains.• Doherty left after behind-the-scenes differences and off-the-set growing pains got out of hand.• But success has brought some growing pains along the way.• The program had some growing pains.• This is similar to the growing pains that we have as children and will soon pass.• During adolescence, she thought they were growing pains.