development

[di'veləpmənt]

n.发展, 开发, 生长, 进展, [摄]显影, 新开发区

n.

1. 生长; 进化; 发展; 发达[C][U][(+from/into)]

The doctor followed the development of the child closely.

医生仔细观察这个孩子的成长情况。

2. 发展(或培育等)的结果; 产物[C][(+from/of)]

This new rose is a development from a very old kind of rose.

这一玫瑰新品种是从一种很老的品种培育出来的。

3. 事态发展, 新情况; 新变化; 新动向[C]

Have you heard of the latest development in the murder trial?

你有没有听到谋杀案审判的最新情况?

4. 已开发的土地; 新建住宅区[C]

Many people live in new housing developments.

许多人住在新建住宅区内。

5. 【摄】显影[U]

词形变化

形容词: developmental | 副词: developmentally |

词义辨析

同义:

n.发展

growth  evolution  expansion  enlargement  elaboration  broadening

n.改进

improvement  build-up  progress  advancement  furtherance  promotion  maturation  filling out  enrichment  amplification  flowering  blossoming

n.开发

event  occurrence  happening  issue  circumstance  change  result  advance  

同义参见:

upshot  training  formation  suburb  culture  preparation  

反义:

n.生长; 进化; 发展

decline  decay  

英英释义

名词 development:

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

同义词：evolution

a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

同义词：exploitation

a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

同义词：growth, growing, maturation, ontogeny, ontogenesis

processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

同义词：developing

(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

补充

developmentdevelopment英:[diˈveləpmənt] 美:[dɪˈvɛləpmənt]n.1.发展, 生长The tribe's development was more primitive than that of their neighbours.那个部落处于比邻近部落更原始的发展阶段。2.新阶段, 新事态; 新产品, 新发明This new rose is a development from a very old kind of rose.这一玫瑰新品种是由一种很老的品种培育而成的。3.新开发地How is the economic development zone going on?现在经济开发区怎样了?

例句

1. factors which influence a child's development影响孩子成长的因素 2. the development of the English tradition of toleration英国人宽容习惯的形成 3. Japanese plans for the development of Siberia日本开发西伯利亚的计划 4. Education is central to a country's economic development.教育对一个国家的经济开发至关重要。 5. What are your plans for the development of your company?你对公司的发展有什么计划？ 6. the development of new drugs新药研发 7. Police said there had been a significant development in the case.警方称此案已取得重大进展。 8. directing the development of land and buildings指导对土地和建筑物的开发 9. a luxury development of detached houses豪华独立式住宅开发区 10. she traces the development of the novel.她追溯了长篇小说的发展过程。 11. the development of less invasive treatment.较低创伤性治疗方法的发展。 12. the wings attain their full development several hours after birth.出生后数小时翅膀发育完全成熟。 13. the latest developments in information technology.信息技术的最新产品。 14. I don't think there have been any new developments since yesterday.我认为自昨天以来就没有任何新进展出现。 15. land suitable for development.适宜开发的土地。 16. a major housing development in Essex.埃塞克斯郡的主要住宅开发区。 17. the development of brittle bones.骨质疏松（症状）的出现。 18. the development of tourism in Cuba古巴旅游业的发展 19. a child's intellectual development儿童的智力发展 20. the latest developments in space technology航天技术的最新成果 21. This week has seen a number of new developments in the Middle East.这星期中东形势有几个新发展。 22. a new housing development新建住宅区: 23. The land has been bought for development.这块土地已经买下来进行开发。 24. Good nutrition is important for proper muscle development.良好的营养对于肌肉生长很重要。 25. efforts to promote economic development [=growth]促进经济增长的努力 26. experts in child development儿童发育专家 27. The company offers many opportunities for professional/personal/career development.这家公司提供很多专业/个人/职业发展的机会。 28. the development of the English language英语的发展 29. The vitamin may help prevent the development of cancer.维生素可能有助于防止癌症的出现。 30. The software is still in the early stages of development.软件还处于早期研发阶段。 31. The company is working on (the) development of a new method for recycling old tires.公司正在研究回收利用旧轮胎的新方法。 32. The new system is still under development. [=being developed]新系统正在开发中。 33. She has a number of projects in development. [=(informal) in the works]她的许多项目正在进行中。 34. I try to keep up with the latest developments in computer technology.我努力跟上计算机技术的最新发展。 35. Have there been any new developments in the case?这个案件有什么新进展？ 36. a condominium development公寓开发区 37. new commercial and industrial developments新的工商业开发区 38. A large piece of land along the river was sold for development.河畔的一大片土地被售出用作楼盘开发。 39. chemicals used for the development of film冲洗胶卷的化学品