| 单词 | develop |
| 释义 | develop (dɪveləp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense develops, present participle developing, past tense, past participle developed 1. verb When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe. There have been huge advances in our understanding of how children develop. [VERB] It's hard to say at this stage how the market will develop. [VERB] These clashes could develop into open warfare. [VERB + into] Society begins to have an impact on the developing child. [VERB-ing] developed adjective Their bodies were well-developed and super fit. 2. verb If a problem or difficulty develops, it begins to occur. A huge row has developed about the pollution emanating from a chemical plant. [VERB] ...blood clots in his lungs, a problem which developed from a leg injury. [V + from/out of] Synonyms: result, follow, arise, issue More Synonyms of develop 3. verb If you say that a country develops, you mean that it changes from being a poor agricultural country to being a rich industrial country. All countries, it was predicted, would develop and develop fast. [VERB] 4. See also developed, developing 5. verb If you develop a business or industry, or if it develops, it becomes bigger and more successful. [business] She won a grant to develop her own business. [VERB noun] Over the last few years tourism here has developed considerably. [VERB] developed adjective Housing finance is less developed in continental Europe. 6. verb To develop land or property means to make it more profitable, by building houses or factories or by improving the existing buildings. Entrepreneurs developed fashionable restaurants and bars in the area. [VERB noun] ...the cost of acquiring or developing property. [VERB noun] [Also VERB]developed adjective Developed land was to grow from 5.3% to 6.9%. 7. verb If you develop a habit, reputation, or belief, you start to have it and it then becomes stronger or more noticeable. She later developed a taste for expensive nightclubs. [VERB noun] Mr Robinson has developed the reputation of a ruthless cost-cutter. [VERB noun] Synonyms: form, start, begin, contract More Synonyms of develop 8. verb If you develop a skill, quality, or relationship, or if it develops, it becomes better or stronger. Now you have an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of each other. [VERB noun] ...weekly workshops that are designed to develop acting and theatre skills. [VERB noun] We must develop closer ties with Germany. [VERB noun] Their friendship developed through their shared interest in the Arts. [VERB] developed adjective ...a highly developed instinct for self-preservation. 9. verb If you develop an illness, or if it develops, you become affected by it. The test should identify which patients are most prone to develop the disease. [VERB noun] A sharp ache developed in her back muscles. [VERB] 10. verb If a piece of equipment develops a fault, it starts to have the fault. The aircraft made an unscheduled landing after developing an electrical fault. [VERB noun] 11. verb If someone develops a new product, they design it and produce it. He claims that several countries have developed nuclear weapons secretly. [VERB noun] ...a computer system specially developed for the Coastguard service. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: produce, make, create, turn out More Synonyms of develop 12. verb If you develop an idea, theory, story, or theme, or if it develops, it gradually becomes more detailed, advanced, or complex. I would like to thank them for allowing me to develop their original idea. [VERB noun] This point is developed further at the end of this chapter. [VERB noun] The idea of weather forecasting developed incredibly quickly. [VERB] Synonyms: expand, improve, perfect, extend More Synonyms of develop 13. verb To develop photographs means to make negatives or prints from a photographic film. ...after developing one roll of film. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of develop develop in British English (dɪˈvɛləp) verb 1. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually 2. (transitive) to elaborate or work out in detail 3. to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded 4. to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated he developed a new faith in God 5. (intransitive; often foll by from) to follow as a result (of); ensue (from) a row developed following the manager's remarks 6. (transitive) to contract (a disease or illness) 7. (transitive) to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building 8. (transitive) to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region) 9. (transitive) photography a. to treat (film, plate, or paper previously exposed to light, or the latent image in such material) with chemical solutions in order to produce a visible image b. to process (photographic material) in order to produce negatives and prints 10. biology to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species 11. (transitive) to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc 12. (transitive) mathematics to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series 13. (transitive) geometry to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element 14. chess to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank 15. (transitive) obsolete to disclose or reveal Derived forms developable (deˈvelopable) adjective Word origin C19: from Old French desveloper to unwrap, from des- dis-1 + veloper to wrap; see envelopdevelop in American English (dɪˈvɛləp) verb transitive 1. to cause to grow gradually in some way a. to build up or expand (a business, industry, etc.) b. to make stronger or more effective; strengthen (muscles) c. to bring (something latent or hypothetical) into activity or reality d. to cause (one's personality, a bud, etc.) to unfold or evolve gradually e. to make (housing, highways, etc.) more available or extensive f. Chess to position (chessmen or a chessman) strategically in the early stages of a game g. Music to elaborate (a theme) as by rhythmic or melodic changes h. Photography a. to immerse (an exposed film, plate, or printing paper) in various chemical solutions in order to make the picture visible b. to make (a picture) visible by doing this 2. to show or work out by degrees a. to make (a theme or plot) known gradually b. to explain more clearly; enlarge upon c. Geometry to change the form of (a surface); esp., to flatten out (a curved surface) d. Ancient Mathematics to work out in detail or expand (a function or expression) verb intransitive 3. to come into being or activity; occur or happen 4. to become larger, fuller, better, etc.; grow or evolve, esp. by natural processes 5. US to become known or apparent; be disclosed 6. to progress economically, socially, and politically from an underdeveloped condition the developing nations Derived forms developable (deˈvelopable) adjective Word origin Fr développer < OFr desveloper < des- (L dis-), apart + voloper, to wrap, prob. OIt viluppo, a bundle < ? faluppa, bundle of straw; infl. by L volvere, to rollExamples of 'develop' in a sentence |
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